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Term: retention

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

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  2. retention

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

As a Fragment

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

Words that contain the same consonants as the term "retention".

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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:

Indonesia to Exempt China, Australia, Canada from Export FX Retention Rule
Jul 23, 2026 Jakarta Globe
Franklin Resources (NYSE: BEN) sets $15M retention plan, carry pay
Jul 23, 2026 Stock Titan
Precipitation threshold-driven shifts in dominant controls of ecosystem nitrogen retention
May 25, 2026 Nature
Retention of Bankruptcy Professionals: Court Concludes that a Debtor’s First Cousin Is Not a “Relative” and Thus Not an “Insider”
Jul 27, 2026 Law.com
NC Contractor Pushes For Employee Retention Credit Refund
Jul 27, 2026 Law360
Free lunch! The oldest retention strategy is also one of the most effective
Jun 22, 2026 Fast Company
Lee orders retention of oil price caps until price uncertainty completely recedes
Jul 27, 2026 Yonhap News Agency

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