retwitter

\ʁə.twi.te\

/\ʁə.twi.te\/ verb

The verdict

“retwitter” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réémettre, sur le réseau Twitter, les messages que l'on a reçus.

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Index FR-retwitter · retwitter · French

retwitter · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 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.

Key facts for retwitter
PropertyValue
Headwordretwitter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.twi.te\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « retwitter » en français

retwitterreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

retwitter is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁə.twi.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Réémettre, sur le réseau Twitter, les messages que l'on a reçus.".

No misspelling variants are generated for retwitter in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is retwitter, spelled R-E-T-W-I-T-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réémettre, sur le réseau Twitter, les messages que l'on a reçus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Sa chute finale serait ressentie avec émotion et respect. Toute la région, au delà du Montcuquois, retwitterait #hommage Mais les vieilles enseignes doivent laisser la place aux vainqueurs de la guerre économique. Comme dans les cimetières les vieux morts doivent laisser la place aux jeunes.
  2. Elle avait plusieurs fois entendu son ami dire son admiration pour César Diaz et sa Black Clowns Army, mais, il ne retwittait pas les messages liés au PIFR.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "retwitter"?
"retwitter" is spelled R-E-T-W-I-T-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.twi.te\.
What does "retwitter" mean?
As a verb, "retwitter" means: Réémettre, sur le réseau Twitter, les messages que l'on a reçus.
How do you pronounce "retwitter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "retwitter" is \ʁə.twi.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "retwitter" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list