Which to use
“retrasa” and “retratar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,549
- “retrasa” frequency rank
- #27,765
- “retratar” frequency rank
- 56314
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrasa | retratar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retrasar. | Hacer un retrato. |
Where the eye mixes retrasa and retratar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. retrasa runs 7 letters (CVCCVCV) against retratar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between retrasa and retratar
A purely visual mix-up. retrasa ([reˈt̪ɾasa]) and retratar ([ret̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ]) 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 56314, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retrasa is recorded at frequency rank #28,549, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪ɾasa]. retratar is at rank #27,765, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ].
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 56314, this pair ranks #75,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retrasa vs retratar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "retrasa": s. Private to "retratar": -.
"retrasa" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV · "retratar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retrasa" for "retratar" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "retrasa" or "retratar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "retrasa" and "retratar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retrasa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retratar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #75,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrasa" and "retratar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retrasa vs retrasan". 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 #75,127 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.