retrógrado
Spanish, noun
retrógrado is spelled R-E-T-R-Ó-G-R-A-D-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retrógrado is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “someone who opposes progress” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, retrogrado is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of retrogradar”. With an accent, retrogradó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of retrogradar”.
What does retrógrado mean in English?
adjective
- 1
retrograde (moving backwards)
- 2
backwards, opposing progress
noun
- 1
masculinesomeone who opposes progress
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of retrogradar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of retrogradar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene ideas anticuadas o propias de tiempos pasados, especialmente en lo que refiere a la moral o la política. 2. Que retrograda, que retrocede.
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 retrógrado
- retrógrada feminine
- retrógrados masculine plural
- retrógradas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to retrógrado
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retrógrado in Spanish?
retrógrado appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).