# retreating

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #20,478

## Definitions
1. The act of moving back from something; a retreat.

## Easily confused with
- **repeating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repeating-vs-retreating)
- **rereading** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rereading-vs-retreating)
- **regretting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/regretting-vs-retreating)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ertreating`, `rerteating`, `reterating`, `retraeting`, `retreaitng`, `retreatign`, `retreatingg`, `retreatinng`, `retreatnig`, `retreatting`, `retretaing`, `retrreating`, `rettreating`, `rretreating`, `rtereating`

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