retribuir
[ret̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ]
The verdict
“retribuir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #59,599 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #59,599
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Dar o hacer algo para corresponder, recompensar, reciprocar, remunerar, pagar o reconocer un favor, servicio o beneficio.
Corpus desk
Index ES-retribuir · retribuir · Spanish
retribuir · rank #59,599 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #59,599
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 48,955
- PHOTO-FINISH reverencias
Nearest frequency peer: reverencias (+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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “retribuir”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- restaurados
restaurados
40,406 corpus weight
- restringió
restringió
40,405 corpus weight
- retribuir
retribuir
40,402 corpus weight
- reverencias
reverencias
40,401 corpus weight
- revulsivo
revulsivo
40,400 corpus weight
- reís
reís
40,399 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “retribuir” sits against the nearest ranked Spanish headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retribuir |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ret̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #59,599 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “retribuir” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
retribuir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #59,599 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ret̪ɾiˈβ̞wiɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Dar o hacer algo para corresponder, recompensar, reciprocar, remunerar, pagar o reconocer un favor, servicio o beneficio.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for retribuir, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is retribuir, spelled R-E-T-R-I-B-U-I-R.
Definition
- 1Dar o hacer algo para corresponder, recompensar, reciprocar, remunerar, pagar o reconocer un favor, servicio o beneficio.
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.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.