# retracted

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #27,270

## Definitions
1. Withdrawn back and in, as the claws of a cat.
2. Pronounced further back in the vocal tract.
3. Couped bendwise: cut off by a line diagonal to the main direction.

## Easily confused with
- **retract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retract-vs-retracted)
- **retrace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retrace-vs-retracted)
- **redacted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redacted-vs-retracted)
- **restricted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restricted-vs-retracted)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ertracted`, `rertacted`, `retarcted`, `retraccted`, `retracetd`, `retractde`, `retractedd`, `retractted`, `retratced`, `retrcated`, `retrracted`, `rettracted`, `rretracted`, `rteracted`

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