rétrospective

\ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tiv\

/\ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tiv\/ noun

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The verdict

“rétrospective” has 21 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,751. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,751
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
21
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Document définissant chronologiquement, l’histoire, l’évolution d’un fait, du passé jusqu’à son aboutissement.

Corpus desk

Index FR-retrospective · rétrospective · French

rétrospective · rank #15,751 · 21 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,751
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 21 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH résistances

Nearest frequency peer: résistances (-1 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 « rétrospective »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rétrospective » 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
Key facts for rétrospective
PropertyValue
Headwordrétrospective
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tiv\
Letters13
Frequency rank#15,751
Misspellings tracked21
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rétrospective »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).rétrospectivese 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 « résistances » (#15,750), « salaud » (#15,752), « Roumains » (#15,748). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rétrospective » est au #15,751. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 21 spelling variants around rétrospective (IPA \ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tiv\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,751 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 21 likely wrong-spelling variants for rétrospective, with forms such as "retrospective", "rrétrospective", and "rtérospective". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is rétrospective, spelled R-É-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Document définissant chronologiquement, l’histoire, l’évolution d’un fait, du passé jusqu’à son aboutissement.
  2. 2
    Exposition consacrée à la carrière complète d’un artiste, à un mouvement artistique passé, ou à une période particulière.
  3. 3
    En littérature ou au cinéma, retour en arrière ; synonyme de flashback.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La rétrospective des Jeux Olympiques.
  2. Le terrain était devenu une sorte de rétrospective de tout ce que l'Armée de l'Air avait compté comme prototypes depuis vingt ans.

Antonyms

prospective

This word in other languages

retrospective(English)Retrospektive(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • retrospective
  • rrétrospective
  • rtérospective
  • rértospective
  • rétorspective
  • rétropsective
  • rétrosepctive
  • rétrospcetive
  • rétrospecctive
  • rétrospecitve
  • rétrospectiev
  • rétrospectivve
  • rétrospecttive
  • rétrospectvie
  • rétrospetcive
  • rétrosppective
  • rétrosspective
  • rétrrospective
  • rétrsopective
  • réttrospective
  • értrospective

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rétrospective - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

retrospective1rrétrospective1rtérospective2rértospective2rétorspective2rétropsective2rétrosepctive2rétrospcetive2
Edit distance from "rétrospective"

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 "rétrospective"?
"rétrospective" is spelled R-É-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tiv\.
What does "rétrospective" mean?
As a noun, "rétrospective" means: Document définissant chronologiquement, l’histoire, l’évolution d’un fait, du passé jusqu’à son aboutissement.
What are common misspellings of "rétrospective"?
Common misspellings include "retrospective", "rrétrospective", "rtérospective", "rértospective", "rétorspective". The correct spelling is "rétrospective".
How do you pronounce "rétrospective"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rétrospective" is \ʁe.tʁo.spɛk.tiv\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rétrospective" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

remerciements#15,741significatifs#15,761rectangulaire#15,738métropolitain#15,691

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (21 here; floor ≥5).

spécialisation21 variantsintérieurement21 variantsprésentations21 variantsthérapeutiques21 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list