# retains

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈteɪnz/ · frequency rank #12,314

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of retain

## Easily confused with
- **retina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retains-vs-retina)
- **returns** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retains-vs-returns)
- **rethink** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retains-vs-rethink)
- **retards** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retains-vs-retards)
- **retaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retains-vs-retaking)
- **rains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rains-vs-retains)
- **reins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reins-vs-retains)
- **remain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remain-vs-retains)
- **retail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retail-vs-retains)
- **retain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retain-vs-retains)
- **regain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regain-vs-retains)
- **remains** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remains-vs-retains)
- **repaint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repaint-vs-retains)
- **retained** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retained-vs-retains)
- **retainer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retainer-vs-retains)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ertains`, `reatins`, `retainns`, `retainss`, `retaisn`, `retanis`, `retians`, `rettains`, `rretains`, `rteains`

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