retiree
/ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/noun
retiree is spelled R-E-T-I-R-E-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retiree means “Someone who has retired from active working” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retiree is retirees.
How many letters and syllables are in retiree?
| Letters | 7: R-E-T-I-R-E-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 retiree?
Retiree appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 retiree?
- UK /ɹəˈtaɪ.ə(ɹ)ˌiː/
Retiree 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). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-retiree.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of retiree
- retirees plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retiree mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who has retired from active working.
He has been a retiree since 2001.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retiree in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who has retired from active working:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | retraité |
| German | Rentner, Rentnerin, Ruheständler, Ruheständlerin |
| Portuguese | aposentado |
| Spanish | jubilado, pensionista, jubileta |
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 retiree come from?
From retire + -ee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).