retranslation
noun
retranslation is spelled R-E-T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retranslation means “Translation again or anew” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retranslation is retranslations.
How many letters and syllables are in retranslation?
| Letters | 13: R-E-T-R-A-N-S-L-A-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 47 million words; the 211,986th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is retranslation?
Retranslation appears about once in every 47 million words in written English, the 211,986th 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).
Forms of retranslation
- retranslations plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retranslation mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Translation again or anew.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retranslation come from?
From re- + translation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).