retrospection
noun
retrospection is spelled R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N: 13 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, retrospection means “The deliberate recall of past events” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of retrospection is retrospections.
How many letters and syllables are in retrospection?
| Letters | 13: R-E-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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 retrospection?
Retrospection appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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).
How do you pronounce retrospection?
- US
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-retrospection.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of retrospection
- retrospections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does retrospection mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The deliberate recall of past events.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Retrospection in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the deliberate recall of past events:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | rétrospection |
| Portuguese | retrospeção, retrospecção |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.