retozar

[ret̪oˈsaɾ]

/[ret̪oˈsaɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“retozar” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Juguetear brincando de alegría.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retozar · retozar · Spanish

retozar · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for retozar
PropertyValue
Headwordretozar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪oˈsaɾ]
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retozar” en español

retozarno entra en el top 100.000 del español: zona de términos técnicos, arcaicos o escasos, el terreno típico de la doble comprobación.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retozar is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed [ret̪oˈsaɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for retozar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is retozar, spelled R-E-T-O-Z-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Juguetear brincando de alegría.
  2. 2
    Juguetear con otra persona de manera amorosa o sexual.
  3. 3
    Realizar una pareja juegos amorosos.
  4. 4
    Bullir, agitarse en lo interior alguna pasión ó un afecto.
  5. 5
    Realizar ejercicios o prácticas con el caballo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how retozar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un señor grueso retozaba en el sofá con dos niñitos y una señora delgada estaba terminando la carta que parecía haber releído.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retozar"?
"retozar" is spelled R-E-T-O-Z-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪oˈsaɾ].
What does "retozar" mean?
As a verb, "retozar" means: Juguetear brincando de alegría.
How do you pronounce "retozar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retozar" is [ret̪oˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retozar" come from?
"retozar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list