retro
Spanish, adjective/ˈretɾo/
retro is spelled R-E-T-R-O (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retro is a Spanish feminine adjective meaning “retro” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que a causa de su apariencia evoca al pasado; que su apariencia está inspirada en diseños del pasado”.
What does retro mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineretro
prefix
- 1
retro-
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que a causa de su apariencia evoca al pasado; que su apariencia está inspirada en diseños del pasado.
prefix: 1. Hacia atrás.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retro
- retros feminine masculine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retro?
- /ˈretɾo/
- [ˈre.t̪ɾo]
- /retɾo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retro
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retro in Spanish?
retro appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).