# regain vs retains

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### regain
*verb · IPA /ɹiːˈɡeɪn/ · frequency rank #10,751*
To get back; to recover possession of.

### retains
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈteɪnz/ · frequency rank #12,314*
third-person singular simple present indicative of retain

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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