# detract

> English word · Verb · IPA /dɪˈtɹækt/ · frequency rank #28,512

## Definitions
1. To take away; to withdraw or remove.
2. To take credit or reputation from; to derogate; to defame or decry.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French détracter, from Latin detractum, past participle of detraho.

## Easily confused with
- **Detroit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detract-vs-detroit)
- **distract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detract-vs-distract)
- **detect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detect-vs-detract)
- **detach** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/detach-vs-detract)
- **destruct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/destruct-vs-detract)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddetract`, `dertact`, `detarct`, `detracct`, `detractt`, `detratc`, `detrcat`, `detrract`, `dettract`, `dteract`, `edtract`

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