retrospectivo
[ret̪ɾospekˈt̪iβ̞o]
The verdict
“retrospectivo” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,091 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,091
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Que se considera anterior al momento narrado.
Corpus desk
Index ES-retrospectivo · retrospectivo · Spanish
retrospectivo · rank #68,091 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #68,091
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH retrocedieron
Nearest frequency peer: retrocedieron (-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.
Rangos de cola larga cerca de “retrospectivo”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- restauradas
restauradas
31,915 corpus weight
- retenía
retenía
31,913 corpus weight
- reticentes
reticentes
31,912 corpus weight
- retrocedier…
retrocedieron
31,911 corpus weight
- retrospecti…
retrospectivo
31,910 corpus weight
- riza
riza
31,907 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “retrospectivo” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retrospectivo |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [ret̪ɾospekˈt̪iβ̞o] |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #68,091 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “retrospectivo” en español
Rare enough to double-check
retrospectivo is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,091 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [ret̪ɾospekˈt̪iβ̞o]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Que se considera anterior al momento narrado.".
No misspelling variants are generated for retrospectivo in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is retrospectivo, spelled R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-O.
Definition
- 1Que se considera anterior al momento narrado.
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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