Which to use
“retirar” and “retirará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,429
- “retirar” frequency rank
- #39,973
- “retirará” frequency rank
- 45402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retirar | retirará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Quitar o alejar a algo o alguien de una cosa o persona, de modo que no estén en contacto. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse. |
Where the eye mixes retirar and retirará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. retirar runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against retirará's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: retirar vs retirará
A purely visual mix-up. retirar ([ret̪iˈɾaɾ]) and retirará ([ret̪iɾaˈɾa]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “retirar” sits inside “retirará”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retirar is recorded at frequency rank #5,429, classified as averb, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾaɾ]. 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 45402, this pair ranks #131,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retirar vs retirará
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "retirar": -. Private to "retirará": á.
"retirar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "retirará" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retirar ← ertirar · reitrar · retiarr · retirarr · retirra · retirrar · retriar · rettirar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retirar" for "retirará" ever safe?
Frequency check: "retirar" vs "retirará" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "retirar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #131,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retirar" and "retirará" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retirará vs revisará". 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 #131,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.