# retenti vs retenue

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### retenti
*verb · IPA \ʁə.tɑ̃.ti\ · frequency rank #43,117*
Participe passé masculin singulier de retentir.

### retenue
*noun · IPA \ʁə.tə.ny\ · frequency rank #5,496*
Action de retenir.

## Source
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