retrato

[reˈt̪ɾat̪o]

/[reˈt̪ɾat̪o]/ noun

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The verdict

“retrato” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #5,252. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,252
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Imagen pictórica de alguien o algo, casi siempre de una persona.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retrato · retrato · Spanish

retrato · rank #5,252 · 10 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,252
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH requieren

Nearest frequency peer: requieren (-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 “retrato”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retrato” 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).

retrato vs retro
71% similar
retrato vs retrete
71% similar
retrato vs retratos
88% similar

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

Key facts for retrato
PropertyValue
Headwordretrato
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈt̪ɾat̪o]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,252
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retrato”

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).retratocae 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 “requieren” (#5,251), “sabiduría” (#5,253), “reduce” (#5,250). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retrato” va en #5,252. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around retrato (IPA [reˈt̪ɾat̪o]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,252 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrato, with forms such as "ertrato", "rertato", and "retarto". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "retro", "retrete", "retratos", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is retrato, spelled R-E-T-R-A-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Imagen pictórica de alguien o algo, casi siempre de una persona.
  2. 2
    Descripción exacta del aspecto físico o del carácter de alguien o algo.
  3. 3
    Cosa o persona que se parece mucho a alguien o algo.
  4. 4
    Derecho a retener algo vendido a otro, o a reversar una transacción, pagando su precio.

Synonyms

pinturaefigiefotografíaretracto

This word in other languages

portrait(English)portrait(Français)Porträt(Deutsch)retrato(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertrato
  • rertato
  • retarto
  • retraot
  • retratto
  • retrrato
  • retrtao
  • rettrato
  • rretrato
  • rterato

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retrato - 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.

ertrato2rertato2retarto2retraot2retratto1retrrato1retrtao2rettrato1
Edit distance from "retrato"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preciso#5,246suceder#5,261sucesos#5,262peruana#5,240

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

penales10 variantsobtiene10 variantsvendido10 variantsmasiva10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list