retuerce
[reˈt̪weɾse]
The verdict
“retuerce” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,201 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #55,201
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 4,151
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retorcer.
Corpus desk
Index ES-retuerce · retuerce · Spanish
retuerce · rank #55,201 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #55,201
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,151
- PHOTO-FINISH revendedores
Nearest frequency peer: revendedores (+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 “retuerce”
Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto
- resurge
resurge
44,804 corpus weight
- retardada
retardada
44,803 corpus weight
- retoño
retoño
44,802 corpus weight
- retuerce
retuerce
44,800 corpus weight
- revendedores
revendedores
44,799 corpus weight
- rogaba
rogaba
44,797 corpus weight
What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “retuerce” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retuerce |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [reˈt̪weɾse] |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #55,201 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Cola larga: rango de “retuerce” en español
Rare enough to double-check
retuerce is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,201 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reˈt̪weɾse]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
retuerce doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is retuerce, spelled R-E-T-U-E-R-C-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retorcer.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de retorcer.
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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