rétrospectif
French, adjective\ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tif\
rétrospectif is spelled R-É-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-F (12 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written French, the 62,144th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rétrospectif is a French adjective meaning “retrospective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui regarde en arrière”.
What does rétrospectif mean in English?
adjective
- 1
retrospective
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui regarde en arrière. 2. Qui est tourné vers le passé. 3. Relatif à la considération des choses passées.
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 rétrospectif
- rétrospective feminine
- rétrospectifs masculine plural
- rétrospectives feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce rétrospectif?
- \ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tif\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rétrospectif
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rétrospectif in French?
rétrospectif appears about once in every 4 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).