Which to use
“retar” and “rozar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,304
- “retar” frequency rank
- #39,444
- “rozar” frequency rank
- 76748
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retar | rozar |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Apenas tocar en movimiento un borde de un cuerpo físico a otro. |
Where the eye mixes retar and rozar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: retar vs rozar
A purely visual mix-up. retar ([reˈt̪aɾ]) and rozar ([roˈsaɾ]) 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 76748, 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]. rozar is at rank #39,444, tagged as averb, pronounced [roˈsaɾ].
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 76748, this pair ranks #17,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retar vs rozar
Shared letters: ar. Private to "retar": et. Private to "rozar": oz.
"retar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "rozar" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retar" and "rozar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "retar" vs "rozar" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "retar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rozar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #17,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retar" and "rozar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rozan vs rozar". 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 #17,167 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.