Which to use
“retirará” and “retirarse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #39,973
- “retirará” frequency rank
- #7,783
- “retirarse” frequency rank
- 47756
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retirará | retirarse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de retirar o de retirarse. | Quitarse o alejarse de algo o alguien, de modo de no estar en contacto. |
Where the eye mixes retirará and retirarse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. retirará runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against retirarse's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between retirará and retirarse
A purely visual mix-up. retirará ([ret̪iɾaˈɾa]) and retirarse ([ret̪iˈɾaɾse]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retirará is recorded at frequency rank #39,973, classified as averb, pronounced [ret̪iɾaˈɾa]. retirarse is at rank #7,783, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪iˈɾaɾse].
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 47756, this pair ranks #118,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of retirará vs retirarse
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "retirará": á. Private to "retirarse": s.
"retirará" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "retirarse" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retirarse ← ertirarse · reitrarse · retiarrse · retirarce · retirares · retirarrse · retirarsse · retirasre
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "retirará" and "retirarse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retirará" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retirarse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #118,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retirará" and "retirarse" 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 #118,303 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.