retrasos

[reˈt̪ɾasos]

/[reˈt̪ɾasos]/ noun

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The verdict

“retrasos” has 11 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #18,669. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,669
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del plural de retraso.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retrasos · retrasos · Spanish

retrasos · rank #18,669 · 11 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,669
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH retribución

Nearest frequency peer: retribución (+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 “retrasos”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retrasos” 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).

retrasos vs retrato
75% similar
retrasos vs retratos
88% similar
retrasos vs retraso
88% similar

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

Key facts for retrasos
PropertyValue
Headwordretrasos
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈt̪ɾasos]
Letters8
Frequency rank#18,669
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retrasos”

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

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “retribución” (#18,670), “retro” (#18,671), “reunirá” (#18,672). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retrasos” va en #18,669. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around retrasos (IPA [reˈt̪ɾasos]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,669 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Forma del plural de retraso.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrasos, with forms such as "ertrasos", "rertasos", and "retarsos". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "retrato", "retratos", "retraso", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 retrasos, spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-O-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del plural de retraso.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertrasos
  • rertasos
  • retarsos
  • retraoss
  • retrasoss
  • retrassos
  • retrrasos
  • retrsaos
  • rettrasos
  • rretrasos
  • rterasos

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retrasos - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ertrasos2rertasos2retarsos2retraoss2retrasoss1retrassos1retrrasos1retrsaos2
Edit distance from "retrasos"

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 "retrasos"?
"retrasos" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-S-O-S. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈt̪ɾasos].
What does "retrasos" mean?
As a noun, "retrasos" means: Forma del plural de retraso.
What words are commonly confused with "retrasos"?
"retrasos" is commonly confused with "retrato", "retratos", "retraso". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retrasos"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrasos" is [reˈt̪ɾasos]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrasos" come from?
"retrasos" 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 "retrasos", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list