Which to use
“retratada” is a participle and “retratar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,388
- “retratada” frequency rank
- #27,765
- “retratar” frequency rank
- 75153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retratada | retratar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de retratado, participio de retratar. | Hacer un retrato. |
Where the eye mixes retratada and retratar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. retratada runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against retratar's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between retratada and retratar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: retratada is [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a] while retratar is [ret̪ɾaˈt̪aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75153, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retratada is recorded at frequency rank #47,388, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞a]. 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 75153, this pair ranks #20,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retratada vs retratar
Shared letters: aert. Private to "retratada": d. Private to "retratar": -.
"retratada" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "retratar" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "retratada" and "retratar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "retratada" or "retratar" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "retratada" 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 #20,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retratada" and "retratar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retratada vs retratan". 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 #20,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.