retrain
/ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/
"retrain" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“retrain” is uncommon English (frequency #51,951 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,951
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job
Corpus desk
Index EN-retrain · retrain · English
retrain · rank #51,951 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,951
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH retest
Nearest frequency peer: retest (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “retrain”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- relent
relent
48,054 corpus weight
- Renfrew
Renfrew
48,053 corpus weight
- retest
retest
48,051 corpus weight
- retrain
retrain
48,050 corpus weight
- rhododendron
rhododendron
48,047 corpus weight
- Rian
Rian
48,046 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “retrain” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | retrain |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #51,951 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “retrain” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
retrain is uncommon English at frequency #51,951 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹiːˈtɹeɪn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job".
No generated misspelling entries exist for retrain in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + train. The correct English form is retrain, spelled R-E-T-R-A-I-N.
Definition
- 1To train again; especially, to train or study in a new subject or job
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how retrain appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
New York City's largest hospital has agreed to retrain some unionized employees whose jobs were to be eliminated under an austerity drive, the hospital and its largest labor union said yesterday.
In 1995, Sharon Brown and her husband, Daryck, founded Environmental and Occupational Safety Services at their kitchen table. The company, which retrains workers in the fields of environmental engineering and cleanup, started to grow by winning contracts from the state of New Jersey and later branched out to do work for the federal government as well.
Etymology
From re- + train.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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