retin
/ˈɹɛt.n̩/verb
retin is spelled R-E-T-I-N: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, retin means “To coat with tin again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retin?
| Letters | 5: R-E-T-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 retin?
Retin appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 retin?
- UK /ˈɹɛt.ɪn/
- US /ˈɹɛt.n̩/
Retin 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).
What rhymes with retin?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as retin from its last stressed vowel (/ɛtn/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: inter, inert, trine, niter.
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 retin
- retins present, singular, he/she/it
- retinning participle, present
- retinned participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To coat with tin again.
- 2
By extension, and more commonly, to coat with solder again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retin come from?
From re- + tin.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).