# retweet

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #40,418

## Definitions
1. To repost or forward another user's message on the microblogging social networking website Twitter.

## Etymology
From re- + tweet.

## Easily confused with
- **retreat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/retreat-vs-retweet)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ertweet`, `retewet`, `rettweet`, `retweett`, `retwet`, `retwete`, `retwweet`, `rewteet`, `rretweet`, `rteweet`

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