How to Pronounce Retrofitting

To pronounce "retrofitting", say RETR-of-itt-ing — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.

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RETR-of-itt-ing

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💡 Tip for remembering “retrofitting”

"retrofitting" has 4 syllables: retr-of-itt-ing. It rhymes with unwitting and unremitting, if that helps it stick.

What does retrofitting mean?

verb

  1. To add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize
  2. To fix an older version (or older versions) as part of the same process of fixing the newest version; to backport

    “The bug was so bad that we had to retrofit our patch to the last three releases, as well as the newest release.”

noun

  1. The process by which something is retrofitted.

Words that rhyme with retrofitting

Practicing rhymes trains the same ending sounds.

unwittingunremittingflittingbefittingsplittingemittingquittingknittinggettinggrittingpermittingomitting

Related words

reconversionremodellingredevelopmentrefurbishingrestructuringrefurbishmentreconfigurationrearrangement

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How many syllables are in "retrofitting"?▾

"Retrofitting" has 4 syllables: retr · of · itt · ing.

What does "retrofitting" mean?▾

Retrofitting: To add or substitute new parts or components to some device, structure etc., that were not previously available; to modernize

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