retro

/ˈχɛ.tɾʊ/

//ˈχɛ.tɾʊ// adj

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The verdict

“retro” has 7 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #24,145. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,145
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que tem traço aspectual que remonta ou é similar a de coisa que já foi comum, vigente ou generalizado em tempo passado

Corpus desk

Index PT-retro · retro · Portuguese

retro · rank #24,145 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,145
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH repolho

Nearest frequency peer: repolho (-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 “retro”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retro” 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).

retro vs rito
60% similar
retro vs ritmo
60% similar
retro vs rubro
60% similar

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

Key facts for retro
PropertyValue
Headwordretro
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈχɛ.tɾʊ/
Letters5
Frequency rank#24,145
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “retro”

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

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

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “repolho” (#24,144), “reconquistar” (#24,138), “Saturday” (#24,152). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “retro” fica em #24,145. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around retro (IPA /ˈχɛ.tɾʊ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #24,145 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "que tem traço aspectual que remonta ou é similar a de coisa que já foi comum, vigente ou generalizado em tempo passado".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for retro, with forms such as "ertro", "rerto", and "retor". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rito", "ritmo", "rubro", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Portuguese form is retro, spelled R-E-T-R-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    que tem traço aspectual que remonta ou é similar a de coisa que já foi comum, vigente ou generalizado em tempo passado

Synonyms

retrô

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertro
  • rerto
  • retor
  • retrro
  • rettro
  • rretro
  • rtero

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ertro2rerto2retor2retrro1rettro1rretro1rtero2
Edit distance from "retro"

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 "retro"?
"retro" is spelled R-E-T-R-O. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈχɛ.tɾʊ/.
What does "retro" mean?
As an adjective, "retro" means: que tem traço aspectual que remonta ou é similar a de coisa que já foi comum, vigente ou generalizado em tempo passado
What words are commonly confused with "retro"?
"retro" is commonly confused with "rito", "ritmo", "rubro". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "retro"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retro" is /ˈχɛ.tɾʊ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retro" come from?
"retro" 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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pride#24,125telha#24,173pomar#24,115mecha#24,075

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

afeição7 variantschassi7 variantsglobe7 variantsdogma7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list