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Term: retention

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "retention": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

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retention

Definitions

Noun

  1. The act of retaining something
  2. The power of retaining and recalling past experience
  3. The power of retaining liquid
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

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Words that contain the term "retention".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 retention 3 12

Sounds Like

Words that sound like the term "retention".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 production 3 148
2 radiation 4 97
3 protection 3 68
4 preparation 4 54
5 reduction 3 42
6 reception 3 38
7 robinson 3 38
8 transition 3 32
9 proportion 3 29
10 prevention 3 27
11 trevelyan 3 17
12 prohibition 4 13
13 rebellion 3 13
14 richardson 3 12
15 criterion 4 11
16 graduation 4 11
17 rejection 3 11
18 irradiation 5 10
19 prediction 3 10
20 revulsion 3 10
21 projection 3 9
22 regression 3 7
23 propulsion 3 6
24 repression 3 6
25 remington 3 5
26 brazilian 3 4
27 rifleman 3 4
28 crittenden 3 3
29 craftsman 2 2
30 profusion 3 2
31 progression 3 2
32 robertson 3 2
33 armageddon 4 1
34 protozoan 4 1
35 reawaken 4 1
36 rendition 3 1
37 reparation 4 1
38 rumanian 4 1
39 arakelian 4 0
40 arslanian 4 0
41 bradenton 3 0
42 braselton 3 0
43 brasington 3 0
44 brazelton 3 0
45 brockington 3 0
46 brookhaven 3 0
47 bruchhausen 3 0
48 christeson 3 0
49 christison 3 0
50 crustacean 3 0
51 draconian 4 0
52 draftsman 2 0
53 draftsmen 2 0
54 friesenhahn 3 0
55 granderson 3 0
56 grandison 3 0
57 gregorian 4 0
58 gremillion 3 0
59 gruenhagen 3 0
60 krikorian 4 0
61 ordination 4 0
62 oregonian 5 0
63 praetorian 4 0
64 preclusion 3 0
65 predestine 3 0
66 preemption 3 0
67 pretension 3 0
68 prolactin 3 0
69 providian 4 0
70 raphalian 4 0
71 rasmuson 3 0
72 rasmussen 3 0
73 rasmusson 3 0
74 rawlinson 3 0
75 reassertion 4 0
76 rechristen 3 0
77 reddington 3 0
78 redington 3 0
79 reflation 3 0
80 reinertsen 3 0
81 reinertson 3 0
82 rhetorician 4 0
83 rhodopsin 3 0
84 richarson 3 0
85 richelson 3 0
86 ricketson 3 0
87 riggleman 3 0
88 ringeisen 3 0
89 rollinson 3 0
90 rollwagen 3 0
91 romanian 4 0
92 rosenman 3 0
93 rubinson 3 0
94 rustigan 3 0
95 rwandan 3 0
96 truncation 3 0

Spelled Like

Words that are spelled similarly to the term "retention".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 reception 3 38
2 intention 3 36
3 extension 3 36
4 prevention 3 27
5 detection 3 13
6 rejection 3 11
7 pretentious 3 6
8 detention 3 2
9 pretensions 3 1
10 rendition 3 1
11 pretension 3 0
12 detentions 3 0
13 retton 2 0
14 renton 2 0
15 reiteration 5 0
16 reinvention 4 0
17 retesting 3 0
18 resenting 3 0
19 repenting 3 0
20 relenting 3 0

Words That Follow

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Words That Precede

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Statistically Associated

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Consonant Match

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Results:

Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 96

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.

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This Word in the News:

Governor Lamont Applauds Committee Approval of Police and Firefighter Recruitment and Retention Bill
Mar 17, 2026 CT.GOV-Connecticut's Official State Website (.gov)
Amid a sharp drop in retention, CT proposes bill incentivizing police officers and firefighters
Mar 17, 2026 Connecticut Public
Idaho nonprofits say they are struggling with retention
Mar 18, 2026 KREM
Agu, Rodgers and Williams headline defensive retention for Tulane’s upcoming season
Mar 17, 2026 WGNO
Idaho nonprofit workforce faces hiring and retention challenges in report
Mar 17, 2026 Idaho Business Review
Germany's HelloFresh 2025 revenue falls as US bottlenecks hurt customer retention
Mar 18, 2026 TradingView
Report: Idaho nonprofits struggle with hiring, retention
Mar 17, 2026 Coeur d'Alene Press

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