rétracter

\ʁe.tʁak.te\

/\ʁe.tʁak.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“rétracter” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,717. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,717
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déclarer qu’on n’a plus l’opinion que l’on avait avancée, se dédire d’une chose qu’on avait dite ou écrite, la désavouer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-retracter · rétracter · French

rétracter · rank #31,717 · 15 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,717
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH résurgence

Nearest frequency peer: résurgence (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « rétracter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « rétracter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rétracter vs retraite
67% similar
rétracter vs retraités
56% similar
rétracter vs retraitée
56% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rétracter
PropertyValue
Headwordrétracter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.tʁak.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,717
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rétracter »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rétracterse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « résurgence » (#31,715), « réussissant » (#31,719), « résigné » (#31,714). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rétracter » est au #31,717. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around rétracter (IPA \ʁe.tʁak.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,717 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for rétracter, with forms such as "retracter", "rrétracter", and "rtéracter". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "retraite", "retraités", "retraitée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rétracter, spelled R-É-T-R-A-C-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déclarer qu’on n’a plus l’opinion que l’on avait avancée, se dédire d’une chose qu’on avait dite ou écrite, la désavouer.
  2. 2
    Se dédire formellement.
  3. 3
    Se retirer, se contracter.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how rétracter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. . – Rentre chez toi, Philippe, pense à ton pays. Ne rétracte pas tes paroles.
  2. Vous voulez soustraire votre jeune ami à mon ressentiment. Engagez-le à rétracter les injures dont il lui a plu de me gratifier tout à l’heure, et je vous promets de les pardonner.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • retracter
  • rrétracter
  • rtéracter
  • rértacter
  • rétarcter
  • rétraccter
  • rétracetr
  • rétracterr
  • rétractre
  • rétractter
  • rétratcer
  • rétrcater
  • rétrracter
  • réttracter
  • értracter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rétracter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

retracter1rrétracter1rtéracter2rértacter2rétarcter2rétraccter1rétracetr2rétracterr1
Edit distance from "rétracter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rétracter"?
"rétracter" is spelled R-É-T-R-A-C-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.tʁak.te\.
What does "rétracter" mean?
As a verb, "rétracter" means: Déclarer qu’on n’a plus l’opinion que l’on avait avancée, se dédire d’une chose qu’on avait dite ou écrite, la désavouer.
What words are commonly confused with "rétracter"?
"rétracter" is commonly confused with "retraite", "retraités", "retraitée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rétracter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rétracter" is \ʁe.tʁak.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rétracter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rétracter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sinistrés#31,738soulevant#31,744souvenait#31,747remerciez#31,685

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

réjouissant15 variantssouviendrai15 variantsremerciant15 variantssurvivante15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list