retaliar

/Rɨ.tɐ.ˈljaɾ/

//Rɨ.tɐ.ˈljaɾ// verb

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The verdict

“retaliar” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #57,573 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,573
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - investir contra (pessoa, grupo, organização) em resposta a mal ou dano causado por estes

Corpus desk

Index PT-retaliar · retaliar · Portuguese

retaliar · rank #57,573 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,573
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH revolto

Nearest frequency peer: revolto (+5 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “retaliar”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “retaliar” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for retaliar
PropertyValue
Headwordretaliar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.tɐ.ˈljaɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#57,573
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “retaliar” em português

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.retaliarcai nesta cauda de raridade:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “revolto” (#57,578), “riquíssimo” (#57,581), “salinidade” (#57,592). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “retaliar” fica em #57,573. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retaliar is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #57,573 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /Rɨ.tɐ.ˈljaɾ/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for retaliar, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is retaliar, spelled R-E-T-A-L-I-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    investir contra (pessoa, grupo, organização) em resposta a mal ou dano causado por estes
  2. 2
    devolver ataque, golpe, ofensa

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retaliar"?
"retaliar" is spelled R-E-T-A-L-I-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.tɐ.ˈljaɾ/.
What does "retaliar" mean?
As a verb, "retaliar" means: investir contra (pessoa, grupo, organização) em resposta a mal ou dano causado por estes
How do you pronounce "retaliar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retaliar" is /Rɨ.tɐ.ˈljaɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retaliar" come from?
"retaliar" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "retaliar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

salsinha#57,593sepultar#57,601Serafina#57,602abastado#57,695

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list