rétrogression
\ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\
The verdict
“rétrogression” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de rétrograder, déclin vers une forme plus simple, moins complexe, moins évoluée.
Corpus desk
Index FR-retrogression · rétrogression · French
rétrogression · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rétrogression |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
rétrogression is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.tʁɔ.ɡʁɛ.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for rétrogression, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is rétrogression, spelled R-É-T-R-O-G-R-E-S-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Action de rétrograder, déclin vers une forme plus simple, moins complexe, moins évoluée.
- 2Mouvement en arrière, sans nuance péjorative.
- 3Figure de style qui consiste à reprendre, dans une même phrase, une suite de mots en les plaçant en ordre inverse.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rétrogression appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les relations de la Communauté avec la Chine connaissent une amélioration constante, après la rétrogression qui a suivi les événements de la place Tien an Men.
« Il existe une rétrogression prospective, non réactionnaire, et c'est elle qu'il faut continuer de conquérir »
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.