retraído

/Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/

//Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du// adj

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The verdict

“retraído” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #66,462 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#66,462
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - reservado

Key facts for retraído
PropertyValue
Headwordretraído
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/
Letters8
Frequency rank#66,462
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “retraído” 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). retraído 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

retraído is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #66,462 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for retraído, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Portuguese form is retraído, spelled R-E-T-R-A-Í-D-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    reservado
  2. 2
    acanhado
  3. 3
    tímido
  4. 4
    calado

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 "retraído"?
"retraído" is spelled R-E-T-R-A-Í-D-O. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/.
What does "retraído" mean?
As an adjective, "retraído" means: reservado
How do you pronounce "retraído"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retraído" is /Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retraído" come from?
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Using “retraído”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-T-R-A-Í-D-O - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /Rɨ.tɾɐ.ˈi.du/ (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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list