retiramosvsretiraronTell them apart

Which to use

“retiramos” and “retiraron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#37,836
“retiramos” frequency rank
#15,710
“retiraron” frequency rank
53546
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature retiramos retiraron
Definition Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse.

Where the eye mixes retiramos and retiraron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
retiramos
9 ch
retiraron

Visual trap between retiramos and retiraron

A purely visual mix-up. retiramos ([ret̪iˈɾamos]) and retiraron ([ret̪iˈɾaɾõn]) 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 53546, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

retiramos is recorded at frequency rank #37,836, classified as averb, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾamos]. retiraron is at rank #15,710, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾaɾõn].

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 53546, this pair ranks #87,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of retiramos vs retiraron

Shared letters: aeiort. Private to "retiramos": ms. Private to "retiraron": n.

"retiramos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "retiraron" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • retiramosertiramos · reitramos · retiarmos · retirammos · retiramoss · retiramso · retiraoms · retirmaos
  • retiraronertiraron · reitraron · retiarron · retiraorn · retirarno · retiraronn · retirarron · retirraon

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "retiramos" and "retiraron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ret̪iˈɾamos] versus [ret̪iˈɾaɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "retiramos" vs "retiraron" - which ranks higher?
"retiraron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,710 in our Spanish list, against #37,836 for "retiramos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "retiramos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "retiraron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #87,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "retiramos" and "retiraron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recibamos vs retiramos". 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 #87,357 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list