Which to use
“retratado” is a verb and “retratados” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,991
- “retratado” frequency rank
- #41,050
- “retratados” frequency rank
- 68041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retratado | retratados |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de retratar. | Forma del plural de retratado, participio de retratar. |
Where the eye mixes retratado and retratados
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. retratado runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against retratados's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses retratado with retratados
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: retratado is [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o] while retratados is [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “retratado” sits inside “retratados”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retratado is recorded at frequency rank #26,991, classified as averb, pronounced [ret̪ɾaˈt̪að̞o]. 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 68041, this pair ranks #35,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retratado vs retratados
Shared letters: adeort. Private to "retratado": -. Private to "retratados": s.
"retratado" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "retratados" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- retratado ← ertratado · rertatado · retartado · retraatdo · retrataddo · retrataod · retratdao · retrattado
- retratados ← ertratados · rertatados · retartados · retraatdos · retrataddos · retratadoss · retratadso · retrataods
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retratado" for "retratados" ever safe?
Frequency check: "retratado" vs "retratados" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "retratado" and "retratados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retratado" 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 #35,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retratado" 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 #35,534 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.