retrucada

[ret̪ɾuˈkað̞a]

/[ret̪ɾuˈkað̞a]/ participle

The verdict

“retrucada” is uncommon Spanish (outside the top frequency list), classed as a participle. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency Spanish
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Forma del femenino de retrucado, participio de retrucar.

Corpus desk

Index ES-retrucada · retrucada · Spanish

retrucada · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for retrucada
PropertyValue
Headwordretrucada
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechParticiple
IPA[ret̪ɾuˈkað̞a]
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “retrucada” en español

retrucadaqueda fuera de las 100.000 palabras españolas más frecuentes, en la cola larga de vocabulario técnico, arcaico o raro, justo donde más se duda de la ortografía.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retrucada is uncommon Spanish outside the top frequency list, classed as aparticiple, transcribed [ret̪ɾuˈkað̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de retrucado, participio de retrucar.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for retrucada, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is retrucada, spelled R-E-T-R-U-C-A-D-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Forma del femenino de retrucado, participio de retrucar.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retrucada"?
"retrucada" is spelled R-E-T-R-U-C-A-D-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ret̪ɾuˈkað̞a].
What does "retrucada" mean?
As a participle, "retrucada" means: Forma del femenino de retrucado, participio de retrucar.
How do you pronounce "retrucada"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retrucada" is [ret̪ɾuˈkað̞a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retrucada" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list