Which to use
“retrasados” and “retratados” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,217
- “retrasados” frequency rank
- #41,050
- “retratados” frequency rank
- 64267
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrasados | retratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de retrasado, participio de retrasar. | Forma del plural de retratado, participio de retratar. |
Where the eye mixes retrasados and retratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. retrasados and retratados follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses retrasados with retratados
A purely visual mix-up. retrasados ([ret̪ɾaˈsað̞os]) and retratados ([ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os]) 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 - s in “retrasados” becomes t in “retratados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64267, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retrasados is recorded at frequency rank #23,217, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈsað̞os]. retratados is at rank #41,050, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os].
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 64267, this pair ranks #46,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retrasados vs retratados
Shared letters: adeorst. Private to "retrasados": -. Private to "retratados": -.
"retrasados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC · "retratados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retrasados ← ertrasados · rertasados · retarsados · retraasdos · retrasaddos · retrasadoss · retrasadso · retrasaods
- retratados ← ertratados · rertatados · retartados · retraatdos · retrataddos · retratadoss · retratadso · retrataods
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retrasados" and "retratados" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "retrasados" or "retratados" show up more?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "retrasados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retratados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #46,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrasados" and "retratados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retratada vs retratados". 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 #46,106 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.