Which to use
“retiradas” and “retirados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,818
- “retiradas” frequency rank
- #16,203
- “retirados” frequency rank
- 46021
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retiradas | retirados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de retirado, participio de retirar o de retirarse. | Forma del plural de retirado, participio de retirar o de retirarse. |
Where the eye mixes retiradas and retirados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between retiradas and retirados
A purely visual mix-up. retiradas ([ret̪iˈɾað̞as]) and retirados ([ret̪iˈɾað̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “retiradas” becomes o in “retirados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46021, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retiradas is recorded at frequency rank #29,818, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾað̞as]. retirados is at rank #16,203, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾað̞os].
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 46021, this pair ranks #128,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retiradas vs retirados
Shared letters: adeirst. Private to "retiradas": -. Private to "retirados": o.
"retiradas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "retirados" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retiradas" for "retirados" ever safe?
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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 "retiradas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #128,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retiradas" and "retirados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retiradas vs retirará". 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 #128,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.