retraite
French, noun
retraite is spelled R-E-T-R-A-I-T-E (8 letters) and appears 63 times per million words in written French, the 1,323rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Retraite is a French feminine noun meaning “retirement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of retrait. With an accent, retraité is a different word: “pensioner, retired person”. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de se retirer”.
What does retraite mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineretirement
J'attends ma retraite avec impatience.
- 2
femininepension (money)
Ne touchez pas à ma retraite.
- 3
feminineretreat
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of retrait
noun
- 1
masculinepensioner, retired person
verb
- 1
past participle of retraiter
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de se retirer. 2. Marche que fait une armée pour s’éloigner de l’ennemi après un combat désavantageux, ou pour abandonner un territoire où elle ne peut plus se maintenir. 3. Obligation où sont les soldats de se retirer à une certaine heure et le signal qu’on leur donne en conséquence. 4. Action de se retirer du monde, des affaires.
adjective: 1. Qui est à la retraite ; qui touche une pension de retraite.
noun: 1. Personne à la retraite.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of retraite
- retraites plural
- retraités plural
- retraitée feminine
- retraitées feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to retraite
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is retraite in French?
retraite appears 63 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).