retornado

[ret̪oɾˈnað̞o]

/[ret̪oɾˈnað̞o]/ verb

The verdict

“retornado” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,524 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,524
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participio de retornar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retornado · retornado · Spanish

retornado · rank #52,524 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #52,524
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH resuelvo

Nearest frequency peer: resuelvo (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “retornado”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “retornado” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retornado
PropertyValue
Headwordretornado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪oɾˈnað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#52,524
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retornado” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.retornadocae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “resuelvo” (#52,523), “revelaría” (#52,525), “resbaladizo” (#52,521). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retornado” va en #52,524. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retornado is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,524 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ret̪oɾˈnað̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Participio de retornar.".

No misspelling variants are generated for retornado in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is retornado, spelled R-E-T-O-R-N-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participio de retornar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retornado"?
"retornado" is spelled R-E-T-O-R-N-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪oɾˈnað̞o].
What does "retornado" mean?
As a verb, "retornado" means: Participio de retornar.
How do you pronounce "retornado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retornado" is [ret̪oɾˈnað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retornado" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "retornado", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list