retorno

noun

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The verdict

“retorno” has 10 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #2,116. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,116
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - ato ou efeito de retornar

Corpus desk

Index PT-retorno · retorno · Portuguese

retorno · rank #2,116 · 10 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,116
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rafael

Nearest frequency peer: Rafael (-1 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.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “retorno”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “retorno” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retorno vs retro
71% similar
retorno vs return
71% similar
retorno vs retiro
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retorno
PropertyValue
Headwordretorno
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#2,116
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “retorno”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).retornocai aqui:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “Rafael” (#2,115), “Rodrigo” (#2,117), “província” (#2,113). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “retorno” fica em #2,116. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around retorno, anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,116 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retorno, with forms such as "ertorno", "reotrno", and "retonro". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "retro", "return", "retiro", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is retorno, spelled R-E-T-O-R-N-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    ato ou efeito de retornar
  2. 2
    a volta de uma viagem
  3. 3
    desvio na estrada para voltar ao ponto de origem
  4. 4
    devolução de mercadoria comprada
  5. 5
    recuperação de dinheiro investido

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how retorno appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Talvez um retorno ao passado possa ajudar a entender esse “imbróglio”, que reflete também nossa incapacidade de planejar adequadamente a ocupação urbana.
  2. Pontes, que é tenente-coronel, pediu afastamento da ativa menos de um mês após seu retorno da Estação Espacial Internacional (ISS), em abril de 2006.

Synonyms

retornamentoretornança

This word in other languages

return(English)retorno(Español)retour(Français)Rückkehr(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertorno
  • reotrno
  • retonro
  • retornno
  • retoron
  • retorrno
  • retrono
  • rettorno
  • rretorno
  • rteorno

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retorno - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ertorno2reotrno2retonro2retornno1retoron2retorrno1retrono2rettorno1
Edit distance from "retorno"

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 "retorno"?
"retorno" is spelled R-E-T-O-R-N-O.
What does "retorno" mean?
As a noun, "retorno" means: ato ou efeito de retornar
What words are commonly confused with "retorno"?
"retorno" is commonly confused with "retro", "return", "retiro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "retorno" come from?
"retorno" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rodrigo#2,117consumo#2,134disputa#2,138coleção#2,085

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

tradição10 variantscondição10 variantscliente10 variantslínguas10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list