retirante

/χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi/

//χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi// adj

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The verdict

“retirante” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #77,492 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#77,492
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - que (se) retira

Key facts for retirante
PropertyValue
Headwordretirante
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi/
Letters9
Frequency rank#77,492
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “retirante” sits in Portuguese frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). retirante lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retirante is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #77,492 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "que (se) retira".

No generated misspelling entries exist for retirante in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is retirante, spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que (se) retira

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 "retirante"?
"retirante" is spelled R-E-T-I-R-A-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is /χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi/.
What does "retirante" mean?
As an adjective, "retirante" means: que (se) retira
How do you pronounce "retirante"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retirante" is /χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retirante" come from?
"retirante" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “retirante”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-T-I-R-A-N-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /χe.tʃi.ˈɾã.tʃi/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list