retarget
verb
retarget is spelled R-E-T-A-R-G-E-T: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, retarget means “To target again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retarget?
| Letters | 8: R-E-T-A-R-G-E-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 36 million words; the 184,844th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is retarget?
Retarget appears about once in every 36 million words in written English, the 184,844th 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 retarget?
Retarget has 3 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).
What rhymes with retarget?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as retarget.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: targeter.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of retarget
- retargets present, singular, he/she/it
- retargeting participle, present
- retargetting participle, present, rare
- retargeted participle, past
- retargetted participle, past, rare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retarget mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To target again.
The new marketing campaign will retarget past customers.
- 2
To change the targeting of (a weapon etc.).
- 3
To adapt so as to run on a different platform.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retarget come from?
From re- + target.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).