retroceden

Name: retroceden, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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[ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn]

/[ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn]/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“retroceden” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,944 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,944
frequency rank, Spanish: 48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retroceder.

Key facts for retroceden
Property	Value
Headword	retroceden
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	[ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn]
Letters	10
Frequency rank	#64,944
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “retroceden” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). retroceden lands here:

#64,944

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retroceden is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,944 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retroceder.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for retroceden, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 retroceden, spelled R-E-T-R-O-C-E-D-E-N.

Definition

1
Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retroceder.

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 "retroceden"?

"retroceden" is spelled R-E-T-R-O-C-E-D-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn].

What does "retroceden" mean?

As a verb, "retroceden" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retroceder.

How do you pronounce "retroceden"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retroceden" is [ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "retroceden" come from?

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Using “retroceden”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-T-R-O-C-E-D-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as [ret̪ɾoˈseð̞ẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.