retrospectivo
Portuguese, adjective/ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu/
retrospectivo is spelled R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-O (13 letters) and appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese, the 96,549th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retrospectivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “retrospective (examining or contemplating the past)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “que se volta para o passado; que olha para trás”.
What does retrospectivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
retrospective (examining or contemplating the past)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que se volta para o passado; que olha para trás 2. relativo a coisas passadas
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 retrospectivo
- retrospectiva feminine
- retrospectivos masculine plural
- retrospectivas feminine plural
- retrospetivo alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce retrospectivo?
- Brazil /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Brazil [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- Brazil /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to retrospectivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retrospectivo in Portuguese?
retrospectivo appears about once in every 10 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).