retiradavsretiraráWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: retirada is a noun, retirará is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“retirada” is a noun and “retirará” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,885
“retirada” frequency rank
#39,973
“retirará” frequency rank
45858
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature retirada retirará
Definition Acción o efecto de retirar o de retirarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set retirada and retirará apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
retirada
8 ch
retirará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: retirada is [ret̪iˈɾað̞a] while retirará is [ret̪iɾaˈɾa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45858, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

retirada is recorded at frequency rank #5,885, classified as anoun, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾað̞a]. retirará is at rank #39,973, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪iɾaˈɾa].

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 45858, this pair ranks #129,058 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of retirada vs retirará

Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "retirada": d. Private to "retirará": á.

"retirada" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "retirará" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • retiradaertirada · reitrada · retiarda · retiraad · retiradda · retirdaa · retirrada · retriada

Frequency comparison

retirada#5,885
retirará#39,973

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "retirada" and "retirará" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "retirada" is a noun and "retirará" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "retirada" or "retirará"?
"retirada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,885 in our Spanish list, against #39,973 for "retirará". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering retirada vs retirará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “retirada”; for a verb, it's “retirará”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “retirada” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list