# retrieval

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈtɹiːvəl/ · frequency rank #18,943

## Definitions
1. The act of retrieving or something retrieved.
2. The operation of accessing data, either from memory or from a storage device.
3. The cognitive process of bringing stored information into consciousness.

## Easily confused with
- **retrieve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retrieval-vs-retrieve)
- **retriever** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retrieval-vs-retriever)
- **retrial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retrial-vs-retrieval)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ertrieval`, `rertieval`, `retireval`, `retreival`, `retrieavl`, `retrievall`, `retrievla`, `retrievval`, `retriveal`, `retrrieval`, `rettrieval`, `rretrieval`, `rterieval`

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