# retailer vs retained

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### retailer
*noun · IPA /ˈɹiteɪlɚ/ · frequency rank #10,433*
A retail sales company or salesman.

### retained
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈteɪnd/ · frequency rank #6,409*
simple past and past participle of retain

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