# retro

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛt.ɹəʊ/ · frequency rank #10,756

## Definitions
1. Of, or relating to, the past, past times, or the way things were.
2. Affecting things past; retroactive, ex post facto.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French rétro, ultimately from Latin retro.

## Easily confused with
- **retry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retro-vs-retry)
- **return** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retro-vs-return)
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ret-vs-retro)
- **reo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reo-vs-retro)
- **rear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rear-vs-retro)
- **reno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reno-vs-retro)
- **redo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redo-vs-retro)
- **repo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repo-vs-retro)
- **ratio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ratio-vs-retro)
- **retire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retire-vs-retro)
- **retard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retard-vs-retro)
- **retort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retort-vs-retro)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ertro`, `rerto`, `retor`, `retrro`, `rettro`, `rretro`, `rtero`

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