retrasado

/[ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]/ adj

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#12,916

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

11

similar word pairs

retrasado is anSpanishadj. It means: Que padece retraso mental. Pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]. Often confused with retraso and retrasar.

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

Frequency rank visualization

Position of retrasado in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for retrasado is 9 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞o]. Corpus data places it at rank #12,916 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "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, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is retrasado, spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-D-O, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for retrasado

Misspelling Variants of "retrasado"

ertrasado9rertasado9retarsado9retraasdo9retrasaddo10retrasaod9retrasdao9retrassado10
Misspelling Variants of "retrasado"

Frequency rank: #12,916 in Spanish

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 adj, "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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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.