# retake vs retrace

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### retake
*verb · IPA /ɹiːˈteɪk/ · frequency rank #20,209*
To take something again.

### retrace
*verb · IPA /ɹiːˈtɹeɪs/ · frequency rank #42,380*
To trace (a line, etc. in drawing) again.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retake-vs-retrace