retraimiento

[ret̪ɾajˈmjẽn̪t̪o]

/[ret̪ɾajˈmjẽn̪t̪o]/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
12
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Acción y efecto de retraerse.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retraimiento · retraimiento · Spanish

retraimiento · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 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 retraimiento
PropertyValue
Headwordretraimiento
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ret̪ɾajˈmjẽn̪t̪o]
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retraimiento” en español

retraimientono 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

retraimiento is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ret̪ɾajˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for retraimiento, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is retraimiento, spelled R-E-T-R-A-I-M-I-E-N-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Acción y efecto de retraerse.
  2. 2
    Habitación interior y retirada.
  3. 3
    Sitio de acogida, refugio y guarida para seguridad.
  4. 4
    Cortedad, condición personal de reserva y de poca comunicación.

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 "retraimiento"?
"retraimiento" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-I-M-I-E-N-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪ɾajˈmjẽn̪t̪o].
What does "retraimiento" mean?
As a noun, "retraimiento" means: Acción y efecto de retraerse.
How do you pronounce "retraimiento"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retraimiento" is [ret̪ɾajˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retraimiento" come from?
"retraimiento" 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