retrial

noun

"retrial" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“retrial” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #41,848. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,848
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.

Corpus desk

Index EN-retrial · retrial · English

retrial · rank #41,848 · 10 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,848
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reproducible

Nearest frequency peer: reproducible (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “retrial”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “retrial” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

retrial vs retrieval
78% similar
retrial vs retail
71% similar
retrial vs retreat
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for retrial
PropertyValue
Headwordretrial
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,848
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “retrial”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).retriallands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “reproducible” (#41,847), “Ricciardo” (#41,849), “reposting” (#41,846). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “retrial” is #41,848. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around retrial, anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,848 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for retrial, with forms such as "ertrial", "rertial", and "retiral". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "retrieval", "retail", "retreat", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + trial. The correct English form is retrial, spelled R-E-T-R-I-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how retrial appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. No evidence was offered by the Crown against Driver Trew when he stood his retrial on May 7.
  2. He maintains his innocence and has lodged an appeal - which means a retrial and the conviction being set aside in the meantime

Etymology

From re- + trial.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ertrial
  • rertial
  • retiral
  • retrail
  • retriall
  • retrila
  • retrrial
  • rettrial
  • rretrial
  • rterial

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of retrial - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ertrial2rertial2retiral2retrail2retriall1retrila2retrrial1rettrial1
Edit distance from "retrial"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retrial"?
"retrial" is spelled R-E-T-R-I-A-L.
What does "retrial" mean?
As a noun, "retrial" means: A second trial, by the original court, if the original trial was found to be improper, unfair, or no verdict was reached by a jury.
What words are commonly confused with "retrial"?
"retrial" is commonly confused with "retrieval", "retail", "retreat". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "retrial"?
From re- + trial. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "retrial", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list