retrete

[reˈt̪ɾet̪e]

/[reˈt̪ɾet̪e]/ noun

The verdict

“retrete” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #32,857. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,857
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Recipiente para recoger y evacuar los excrementos humanos hacia la instalación de saneamiento y que (mediante un cierre de sifón de agua limpia) impide la salida de los olores de la alcantarilla ha...

Corpus desk

Index ES-retrete · retrete · Spanish

retrete · rank #32,857 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #32,857
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH retomando

Nearest frequency peer: retomando (-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 “retrete”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retrete” 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).

retrete vs reírte
71% similar
retrete vs retrato
71% similar
retrete vs regrese
71% similar

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

Key facts for retrete
PropertyValue
Headwordretrete
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈt̪ɾet̪e]
Letters7
Frequency rank#32,857
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “retrete”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.retretecae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “retomando” (#32,856), “reproducida” (#32,855), “reprimidos” (#32,854). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “retrete” va en #32,857. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around retrete (IPA [reˈt̪ɾet̪e]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,857 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Recipiente para recoger y evacuar los excrementos humanos hacia la instalación de saneamiento y que (mediante un cierre de sifón de agua limpia) impide la salida de los olores de la alcantarilla ha...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrete, with forms such as "ertrete", "rertete", and "reterte". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "reírte", "retrato", "regrese", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is retrete, spelled R-E-T-R-E-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Recipiente para recoger y evacuar los excrementos humanos hacia la instalación de saneamiento y que (mediante un cierre de sifón de agua limpia) impide la salida de los olores de la alcantarilla hacia los espacios habitados

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertrete
  • rertete
  • reterte
  • retreet
  • retrette
  • retrrete
  • retrtee
  • rettrete
  • rretrete
  • rterete

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retrete - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ertrete2rertete2reterte2retreet2retrette1retrrete1retrtee2rettrete1
Edit distance from "retrete"

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 "retrete"?
"retrete" is spelled R-E-T-R-E-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈt̪ɾet̪e].
What does "retrete" mean?
As a noun, "retrete" means: Recipiente para recoger y evacuar los excrementos humanos hacia la instalación de saneamiento y que (mediante un cierre de sifón de agua limpia) impide la salida de los olores de la alcantarilla ha...
What words are commonly confused with "retrete"?
"retrete" is commonly confused with "reírte", "retrato", "regrese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retrete"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrete" is [reˈt̪ɾet̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrete" come from?
"retrete" 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 "retrete", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list