# rétro vs return

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### rétro
*adjective · IPA \ʁe.tʁo\ · frequency rank #12,249*
Qui appartient au passé.

### return
*verb · IPA \ɹɪ.ˈtɝn\ · frequency rank #23,674*
Retourner.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/fr/vs/retro-vs-return