retake
/ɹiːˈteɪk/verb, noun
retake is spelled R-E-T-A-K-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, retake means “To take something again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retake?
| Letters | 6: R-E-T-A-K-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.9 times per million words; the 20,101st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is retake?
Retake appears 1.9 times per million words in written English, the 20,101st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce retake?
- /ɹiːˈteɪk/
As a noun (“a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is…”): /ˈɹiːteɪk/.
Retake has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-retake.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-retake2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with retake
Also written: re-take (one word or two).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of retake
- retakes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- retaking participle, present
- retook past
- retaken participle, past
- re-take
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retake mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take something again.
- 2
To take something back.
- 3
To capture or occupy somewhere again.
The army tried repeatedly to retake the fort they had been driven from.
- 4
To photograph or film again; to do another take.
noun
- 1
a scene that is filmed again, or a picture that is photographed again
- 2
an instance of resitting an examination
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retake in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | reprendre , refilmer |
| German | wieder nehmen, von Neuem nehmen, erneut nehmen , erneut aufnehmen , zurücknehmen , wieder einnehmen |
| Spanish | retomar , recuperar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does retake come from?
From re- + take.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).