Which to use
“retrocede” and “retrocedió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,536
- “retrocede” frequency rank
- #40,520
- “retrocedió” frequency rank
- 72056
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | retrocede | retrocedió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de retroceder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de retroceder. |
Where the eye mixes retrocede and retrocedió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. retrocede runs 9 letters (CVCCVCVCV) against retrocedió's 10 (CVCCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses retrocede with retrocedió
A purely visual mix-up. retrocede ([ret̪ɾoˈseð̞e]) and retrocedió ([ret̪ɾoseˈð̞jo]) 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 72056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
retrocede is recorded at frequency rank #31,536, classified as averb, pronounced [ret̪ɾoˈseð̞e]. retrocedió is at rank #40,520, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪ɾoseˈð̞jo].
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 72056, this pair ranks #26,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of retrocede vs retrocedió
Shared letters: cdeort. Private to "retrocede": -. Private to "retrocedió": ió.
"retrocede" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCVCV · "retrocedió" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retrocede ← ertrocede · rertocede · retorcede · retrcoede · retroccede · retrocdee · retrocedde · retroceed
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "retrocede" for "retrocedió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "retrocede" vs "retrocedió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "retrocede" and "retrocedió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "retrocede" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retrocedió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "retrocede" and "retrocedió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "retrocedió vs retroceso". 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 #26,175 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.