How do you pronounce retained?

The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈteɪnd/.

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retained

/ɹɪˈteɪnd/

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.07 in modern English

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maintained

remained explained trained obtained gained contained self-contained maintained sustained complained detained stained

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