Which to use
“retar” and “retira” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,304
- “retar” frequency rank
- #9,532
- “retira” frequency rank
- 46836
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retar | retira |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dicho de un noble: acusar ante el rey a otro noble de alevosía, quedando obligado el primero a mantener la denuncia en buena lid. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse. |
Where the eye mixes retar and retira
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. retar runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against retira's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: retar vs retira
A purely visual mix-up. retar ([reˈt̪aɾ]) and retira ([reˈt̪iɾa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46836, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retar is recorded at frequency rank #37,304, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪aɾ]. retira is at rank #9,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪iɾa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 46836, this pair ranks #123,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retar vs retira
Shared letters: aert. Private to "retar": -. Private to "retira": i.
"retar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "retira" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retar" and "retira" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "retar" or "retira"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "retar" and "retira" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retira" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #123,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retar" and "retira" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renard vs retar". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #123,443 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.