retrasadas

[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as]

/[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as]/ participle

The verdict

“retrasadas” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,158 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,158
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino plural de retrasado, participio de retrasar.

Key facts for retrasadas
PropertyValue
Headwordretrasadas
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as]
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,158
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “retrasadas” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). retrasadas lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retrasadas is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,158 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino plural de retrasado, participio de retrasar.".

retrasadas doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is retrasadas, spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-D-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino plural de retrasado, participio de retrasar.

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 "retrasadas"?
"retrasadas" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-D-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as].
What does "retrasadas" mean?
As a participle, "retrasadas" means: Forma del femenino plural de retrasado, participio de retrasar.
How do you pronounce "retrasadas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrasadas" is [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrasadas" come from?
"retrasadas" 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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Using “retrasadas”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-T-R-A-S-A-D-A-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞as] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

Other uncommon Spanish words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list