retrasar

/[ret̪ɾaˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#17,808

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

10

similar word pairs

retrasar is aSpanishverb. It means: Hacer que algo llegue o suceda más tarde del tiempo debido o acordado. Pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈsaɾ]. Often confused with retraso and retrasos.

Key facts for retrasar
PropertyValue
Headwordretrasar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ret̪ɾaˈsaɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#17,808
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for retrasar is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ret̪ɾaˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #17,808 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrasar, with forms such as "ertrasar", "rertasar", and "retarsar". 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 10 confusable-pair relationships, "retraso", "retrasos", "retratar", 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 retrasar, spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hacer que algo llegue o suceda más tarde del tiempo debido o acordado.
  2. 2
    Atrasar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ertrasar,rertasar,retarsar,retraasr,retrasarr,retrasra,retrassar,retrrasar,retrsaar,rettrasar,rretrasar,rterasar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for retrasar

Misspelling Variants of "retrasar"

ertrasar8rertasar8retarsar8retraasr8retrasarr9retrasra8retrassar9retrrasar9
Misspelling Variants of "retrasar"

Frequency rank: #17,808 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retrasar"?
"retrasar" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪ɾaˈsaɾ].
What does "retrasar" mean?
As a verb, "retrasar" means: Hacer que algo llegue o suceda más tarde del tiempo debido o acordado.
What words are commonly confused with "retrasar"?
"retrasar" is commonly confused with "retraso", "retrasos", "retratar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retrasar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrasar" is [ret̪ɾaˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrasar" come from?
"retrasar" 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.