Which to use
“retar” and “rogar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,304
- “retar” frequency rank
- #20,504
- “rogar” frequency rank
- 57808
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retar | rogar |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Pedir o solicitar algo a alguien con mucha necesidad. |
Where the eye mixes retar and rogar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: retar vs rogar
A purely visual mix-up. retar ([reˈt̪aɾ]) and rogar ([roˈɣ̞aɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57808, 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]. rogar is at rank #20,504, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈɣ̞aɾ].
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 57808, this pair ranks #68,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retar vs rogar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "retar": et. Private to "rogar": go.
"retar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rogar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retar" for "rogar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "retar" or "rogar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "retar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rogar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #68,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retar" and "rogar" 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 #68,991 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.