retrasado

[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]

/[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]/ adj

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The verdict

“retrasado” has 13 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #12,916. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,916
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que padece retraso mental.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retrasado · retrasado · Spanish

retrasado · rank #12,916 · 13 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,916
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH respondieron

Nearest frequency peer: respondieron (-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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “retrasado”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “retrasado” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retrasado vs retraso
78% similar
retrasado vs retrasar
78% similar
retrasado vs retrasan
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retrasado
PropertyValue
Headwordretrasado
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,916
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retrasado”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).retrasadocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “respondieron” (#12,915), “rige” (#12,917), “reportó” (#12,914). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retrasado” va en #12,916. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around retrasado (IPA [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #12,916 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Que padece retraso mental.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrasado, with forms such as "ertrasado", "rertasado", and "retarsado". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "retraso", "retrasar", "retrasan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is retrasado, spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que padece retraso mental.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertrasado
  • rertasado
  • retarsado
  • retraasdo
  • retrasaddo
  • retrasaod
  • retrasdao
  • retrassado
  • retrrasado
  • retrsaado
  • rettrasado
  • rretrasado
  • rterasado

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retrasado - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ertrasado2rertasado2retarsado2retraasdo2retrasaddo1retrasaod2retrasdao2retrassado1
Edit distance from "retrasado"

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 "retrasado"?
"retrasado" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o].
What does "retrasado" mean?
As an adjective, "retrasado" means: Que padece retraso mental.
What words are commonly confused with "retrasado"?
"retrasado" is commonly confused with "retraso", "retrasar", "retrasan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retrasado"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrasado" is [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrasado" come from?
"retrasado" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

semanario#12,926sirvieron#12,929primitivo#12,902previstos#12,901

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

palestino13 variantsobesidad13 variantsacordaron13 variantsminimizar13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list