retrasen

[reˈt̪ɾasẽn]

/[reˈt̪ɾasẽn]/ verb

The verdict

“retrasen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #95,685 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#95,685
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de retrasar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retrasen · retrasen · Spanish

retrasen · rank #95,685 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #95,685
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH retiraremos

Nearest frequency peer: retiraremos (-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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “retrasen”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “retrasen” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retrasen
PropertyValue
Headwordretrasen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈt̪ɾasẽn]
Letters8
Frequency rank#95,685
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retrasen” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).retrasencae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “retiraremos” (#95,684), “retratarse” (#95,686), “retrocedemos” (#95,687). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retrasen” va en #95,685. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retrasen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #95,685 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reˈt̪ɾasẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

retrasen doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is retrasen, spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de retrasar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo 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 "retrasen"?
"retrasen" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈt̪ɾasẽn].
What does "retrasen" mean?
As a verb, "retrasen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de retrasar.
How do you pronounce "retrasen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrasen" is [reˈt̪ɾasẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrasen" come from?
"retrasen" 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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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list