rétrospectivement
French, adverb/ʁe.tʁɔs.pɛk.tiv.mɑ̃/
rétrospectivement is spelled R-É-T-R-O-S-P-E-C-T-I-V-E-M-E-N-T (17 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 35,862nd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rétrospectivement is a French adverb meaning “retrospectively” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “D’une manière rétrospective”.
What does rétrospectivement mean in English?
adverb
- 1
retrospectively
- 2
in retrospect, in hindsight
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. D’une manière rétrospective.
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.
How do you pronounce rétrospectivement?
- /ʁe.tʁɔs.pɛk.tiv.mɑ̃/
- \ʁet.ʁɔs.pɛk.tiv.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to rétrospectivement
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rétrospectivement in French?
rétrospectivement appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).