Retraite
German, noun/ʁəˈtʁɛːtə/
Retraite is spelled R-E-T-R-A-I-T-E (8 letters) and appears about once in every 20 million words in written German, the 257,657th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retraite is a German feminine noun meaning “retreat (period of secluded meditation or study)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Rückzug von etwas”.
What does Retraite mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineobsoleteretreat
- 2
Switzerlandfeminineretreat (period of secluded meditation or study)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Rückzug von etwas 2. Zapfenstreich bei der Kavallerie
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Retraite
- Retraiten plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Retraite?
- /ʁəˈtʁɛːtə/
- [ʁəˈtʁɛːtə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Retraite in German?
Retraite appears about once in every 20 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).