# retenter vs retenues

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### retenter
*verb · IPA \ʁə.tɑ̃.te\ · frequency rank #38,016*
Tenter de nouveau, ressayer.

### retenues
*adjective · IPA \ʁə.tə.ny\ · frequency rank #13,679*
Féminin pluriel de retenu.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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