retrogradación
Spanish, noun/retɾoɡɾadaˈθjon/
retrogradación is spelled R-E-T-R-O-G-R-A-D-A-C-I-Ó-N (14 letters) and appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish, the 217,717th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retrogradación is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “retrograde motion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de retrogradar”.
What does retrogradación mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineretrograde motion
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de retrogradar
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 retrogradación
- retrogradaciones plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retrogradación?
- /retɾoɡɾadaˈθjon/
- [re.t̪ɾo.ɣ̞ɾa.ð̞aˈθjõn]
- /retɾoɡɾadaˈsjon/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is retrogradación in Spanish?
retrogradación appears about once in every 37 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).