retratação
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.tɾa.taˈsɐ̃w̃/
retratação is spelled R-E-T-R-A-T-A-Ç-Ã-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 36,796th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retratação is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “retraction, recantation” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “ato ou efeito de retratar(-se)”.
What does retratação mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineretraction, recantation
- 2
femininewithdrawal
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. ato ou efeito de retratar(-se) 2. confissão de engano, de equívoco cometido, através de declaração contrária a outra anteriormente feita; desmentido 3. pedido de desculpa por alguma ofensa, injúria etc. que se tenha cometido 4. aquilo que se diz com fins de retratação; desculpa
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retratação
- retratações plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retratação?
- Brazil /ʁe.tɾa.taˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [he.tɾa.taˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Portugal /Rɨ.tɾɐ.tɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is retratação in Portuguese?
retratação appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).