# retained

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈteɪnd/ · frequency rank #6,409

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of retain

## Easily confused with
- **retired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-retired)
- **retains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-retains)
- **returned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-returned)
- **retarded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-retarded)
- **retainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-retainer)
- **retain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retain-vs-retained)
- **rained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rained-vs-retained)
- **refined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refined-vs-retained)
- **remained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remained-vs-retained)
- **repaired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repaired-vs-retained)
- **retailer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retailer-vs-retained)
- **regained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regained-vs-retained)
- **rejoined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rejoined-vs-retained)
- **restrained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restrained-vs-retained)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ertained`, `reatined`, `retaiend`, `retainde`, `retainedd`, `retainned`, `retanied`, `retianed`, `rettained`, `rretained`, `rteained`

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