# retirement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈtaɪə(ɹ).mənt/ · frequency rank #2,858

## Definitions
1. An act of retiring; withdrawal.
2. The state of being retired; seclusion.
3. A place of seclusion or privacy; a retreat.
4. The state of having permanently left one's employment, now especially at reaching pensionable age; the portion of one's life after retiring from one's career.
5. The act of leaving one's career or employment permanently.

## Etymology
From French retirement, from retirer (“withdraw, retire”); corresponding to retire + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **refinement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refinement-vs-retirement)
- **requirement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/requirement-vs-retirement)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ertirement`, `reitrement`, `retierment`, `retireemnt`, `retiremennt`, `retirementt`, `retiremetn`, `retiremment`, `retiremnet`, `retirmeent`, `retirrement`, `retriement`, `rettirement`, `rretirement`, `rteirement`

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