retroreflective
adjective
retroreflective is spelled R-E-T-R-O-R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-V-E: 15 letters. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, retroreflective means “Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in retroreflective?
| Letters | 15: R-E-T-R-O-R-E-F-L-E-C-T-I-V-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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 retroreflective?
Retroreflective appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 retroreflective
- more retroreflective comparative
- most retroreflective superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retroreflective mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Tending to reflect light back to its source with a minimum scattering of light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does retroreflective come from?
From retro- + reflective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).