retroceder

verb

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The verdict

“retroceder” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #35,327. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,327
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - recuar, voltar

Corpus desk

Index PT-retroceder · retroceder · Portuguese

retroceder · rank #35,327 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,327
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH revigorante

Nearest frequency peer: revigorante (+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 “retroceder”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “retroceder” 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
Key facts for retroceder
PropertyValue
Headwordretroceder
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters10
Frequency rank#35,327
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “retroceder”

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).retrocedercai 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 “revigorante” (#35,328), “riscar” (#35,330), “secessão” (#35,338). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “retroceder” fica em #35,327. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around retroceder, averb. Corpus frequency is #35,327 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for retroceder, with forms such as "ertroceder", "rertoceder", and "retorceder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Portuguese form is retroceder, spelled R-E-T-R-O-C-E-D-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    recuar, voltar
  2. 2
    decrescer

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Nos últimos anos o governo conseguiu fazer a guerrilha retroceder para regiões mais isoladas, mas chegou ao ponto de não poder avançar mais.

Synonyms

atrasarcairdecerdescenderdescerdiminuirreduzir

Antonyms

adiantaradolescerascenderaumentarcrescerelevarsubir

This word in other languages

retreat(English)reculer(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertroceder
  • rertoceder
  • retorceder
  • retrcoeder
  • retrocceder
  • retrocdeer
  • retrocedder
  • retrocederr
  • retrocedre
  • retroceedr
  • retroecder
  • retrroceder
  • rettroceder
  • rretroceder
  • rteroceder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ertroceder2rertoceder2retorceder2retrcoeder2retrocceder1retrocdeer2retrocedder1retrocederr1
Edit distance from "retroceder"

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 "retroceder"?
"retroceder" is spelled R-E-T-R-O-C-E-D-E-R.
What does "retroceder" mean?
As a verb, "retroceder" means: recuar, voltar
What are common misspellings of "retroceder"?
Common misspellings include "ertroceder", "rertoceder", "retorceder", "retrcoeder", "retrocceder". The correct spelling is "retroceder".
What language does "retroceder" come from?
"retroceder" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list