# retiring

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹəˈtaɪ(ə)ɹɪŋ/ · frequency rank #9,660

## Definitions
1. introverted, liking privacy and seclusion.

## Easily confused with
- **reviving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retiring-vs-reviving)
- **returning** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retiring-vs-returning)
- **rearing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rearing-vs-retiring)
- **refining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/refining-vs-retiring)
- **reciting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reciting-vs-retiring)
- **reliving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reliving-vs-retiring)
- **retaking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retaking-vs-retiring)
- **requiring** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/requiring-vs-retiring)
- **retaining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retaining-vs-retiring)
- **repairing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repairing-vs-retiring)
- **retailing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retailing-vs-retiring)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ertiring`, `reitring`, `retiirng`, `retirign`, `retiringg`, `retirinng`, `retirnig`, `retirring`, `retriing`, `rettiring`, `rretiring`, `rteiring`

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