diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.md b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.md
index b01b85d79678..38ac9729bddb 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.md
@@ -77,11 +77,11 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
         },
       },
       vows: {
-        AdminRetriableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-        AdminRetriableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetriableFlow',
+        AdminRetryableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
+        AdminRetryableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetryableFlow',
         PromiseWatcher_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         VowInternalsKit_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         WatchUtils_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-        retriableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
+        retryableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
       },
     }
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.snap b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.snap
index 0149838132a3..897c3c4e64b0 100644
Binary files a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.snap and b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/send-anywhere.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.md b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.md
index 55579d3b9f2d..8d65dc66fcb6 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.md
@@ -211,11 +211,11 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
         },
       },
       vows: {
-        AdminRetriableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-        AdminRetriableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetriableFlow',
+        AdminRetryableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
+        AdminRetryableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetryableFlow',
         PromiseWatcher_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         VowInternalsKit_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         WatchUtils_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-        retriableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
+        retryableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
       },
     }
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.snap b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.snap
index 8135c2bb2f8f..45b56186c154 100644
Binary files a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.snap and b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/staking-combinations.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.md b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.md
index fa137969219a..59ebbc6aebbf 100644
--- a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.md
+++ b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.md
@@ -159,11 +159,11 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
         },
       },
       vows: {
-        AdminRetriableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-        AdminRetriableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetriableFlow',
+        AdminRetryableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
+        AdminRetryableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetryableFlow',
         PromiseWatcher_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         VowInternalsKit_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
         WatchUtils_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-        retriableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
+        retryableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
       },
     }
diff --git a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.snap b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.snap
index 4edb9b3096e6..c768cf53a181 100644
Binary files a/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.snap and b/packages/orchestration/test/examples/snapshots/unbond.contract.test.ts.snap differ
diff --git a/packages/vow/README.md b/packages/vow/README.md
index 08d32ef3d138..bd8478a8b1b5 100644
--- a/packages/vow/README.md
+++ b/packages/vow/README.md
@@ -150,8 +150,8 @@ Here is an (oversimplified) algorithm that `watch` and `when` use to obtain a
 final result:
 
 ```js
-// Directly await the non-retriable original specimen.
-// This is non-retriable because we don't know how our caller obtained
+// Directly await the non-retryable original specimen.
+// This is non-retryable because we don't know how our caller obtained
 // it in the first place, since it is an application-specific detail
 // that may not be side-effect free.
 let result = await specimenP;
diff --git a/packages/vow/src/retriable.js b/packages/vow/src/retryable.js
similarity index 66%
rename from packages/vow/src/retriable.js
rename to packages/vow/src/retryable.js
index 1e899c5aef5a..98e5416bcb73 100644
--- a/packages/vow/src/retriable.js
+++ b/packages/vow/src/retryable.js
@@ -17,12 +17,12 @@ import { makeAsVow, toPassableCap, VowShape } from './vow-utils.js';
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {(...args: Passable[]) => Promise<any>} RetriableFunc
+ * @typedef {(...args: Passable[]) => Promise<any>} RetryableFunc
  */
 
 const { defineProperties } = Object;
 
-const RetriableFlowIKit = harden({
+const RetryableFlowIKit = harden({
   flow: M.interface('Flow', {
     restart: M.call().returns(),
     getOutcome: M.call().returns(VowShape),
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const RetriableFlowIKit = harden({
   resultWatcher: PromiseWatcherI,
 });
 
-const AdminRetriableFlowI = M.interface('RetriableFlowAdmin', {
+const AdminRetryableFlowI = M.interface('RetryableFlowAdmin', {
   getFlowForOutcomeVow: M.call(VowShape).returns(M.opt(M.remotable('flow'))),
 });
 
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ const AdminRetriableFlowI = M.interface('RetriableFlowAdmin', {
  * @param {Zone} outerZone
  * @param {PreparationOptions} outerOptions
  */
-export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
+export const prepareRetryableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
   const { makeVowKit, isRetryableReason } = outerOptions;
 
   const asVow = makeAsVow(makeVowKit);
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
    * for their activations later.
    */
   const flowForOutcomeVowKey =
-    /** @type {MapStore<PassableCap, RetriableFlow>} */ (
-      outerZone.mapStore('retriableFlowForOutcomeVow', {
+    /** @type {MapStore<PassableCap, RetryableFlow>} */ (
+      outerZone.mapStore('retryableFlowForOutcomeVow', {
         keyShape: M.remotable('toPassableCap'),
         valueShape: M.remotable('flow'), // isDone === false
       })
@@ -58,20 +58,20 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
   /**
    * @param {Zone} zone
    * @param {string} tag
-   * @param {RetriableFunc} retriableFunc
+   * @param {RetryableFunc} retryableFunc
    */
-  const prepareRetriableFlowKit = (zone, tag, retriableFunc) => {
-    typeof retriableFunc === 'function' ||
-      Fail`retriableFunc must be a callable function ${retriableFunc}`;
+  const prepareRetryableFlowKit = (zone, tag, retryableFunc) => {
+    typeof retryableFunc === 'function' ||
+      Fail`retryableFunc must be a callable function ${retryableFunc}`;
 
-    const internalMakeRetriableFlowKit = zone.exoClassKit(
+    const internalMakeRetryableFlowKit = zone.exoClassKit(
       tag,
-      RetriableFlowIKit,
+      RetryableFlowIKit,
       activationArgs => {
         harden(activationArgs);
 
         return {
-          activationArgs, // restarting the retriable function uses the original args
+          activationArgs, // restarting the retryable function uses the original args
           outcomeKit: makeVowKit(), // outcome of activation as vow
           lastRetryReason: undefined,
           runs: 0n,
@@ -81,8 +81,8 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
       {
         flow: {
           /**
-           * Calls the retriable function, either for the initial run or when
-           * the result of the previous run fails with a retriable reason.
+           * Calls the retryable function, either for the initial run or when
+           * the result of the previous run fails with a retryable reason.
            */
           restart() {
             const { state, facets } = this;
@@ -91,14 +91,14 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
 
             !isDone ||
               // separate line so I can set a breakpoint
-              Fail`Cannot restart a done retriable flow ${flow}`;
+              Fail`Cannot restart a done retryable flow ${flow}`;
 
             const runId = state.runs + 1n;
             state.runs = runId;
 
             let resultP;
             try {
-              resultP = Promise.resolve(retriableFunc(...activationArgs));
+              resultP = Promise.resolve(retryableFunc(...activationArgs));
             } catch (err) {
               resultP = Promise.reject(err);
             }
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
             const { runs, outcomeKit } = state;
             if (runId !== runs) return;
             !state.isDone ||
-              Fail`Cannot resolve a done retriable flow ${this.facets.flow}`;
+              Fail`Cannot resolve a done retryable flow ${this.facets.flow}`;
             outcomeKit.resolver.resolve(value);
             flowForOutcomeVowKey.delete(toPassableCap(outcomeKit.vow));
             state.isDone = true;
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
             const { runs, outcomeKit } = state;
             if (runId !== runs) return;
             !state.isDone ||
-              Fail`Cannot reject a done retriable flow ${this.facets.flow}`;
+              Fail`Cannot reject a done retryable flow ${this.facets.flow}`;
             const retryReason = isRetryableReason(
               reason,
               state.lastRetryReason,
@@ -144,24 +144,24 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
         },
       },
     );
-    const makeRetriableFlowKit = activationArgs => {
-      const retriableKit = internalMakeRetriableFlowKit(activationArgs);
-      const { flow } = retriableKit;
+    const makeRetryableFlowKit = activationArgs => {
+      const retryableKit = internalMakeRetryableFlowKit(activationArgs);
+      const { flow } = retryableKit;
 
       const vow = flow.getOutcome();
       flowForOutcomeVowKey.init(toPassableCap(vow), flow);
       flow.restart();
-      return retriableKit;
+      return retryableKit;
     };
-    return harden(makeRetriableFlowKit);
+    return harden(makeRetryableFlowKit);
   };
 
   /**
-   * @type {VowTools['retriable']}
+   * @type {VowTools['retryable']}
    */
-  const retriable = (zone, tag, retriableFunc) => {
-    const makeRetriableKit = prepareRetriableFlowKit(zone, tag, retriableFunc);
-    const wrapperFuncName = `${tag}_retriable`;
+  const retryable = (zone, tag, retryableFunc) => {
+    const makeRetryableKit = prepareRetryableFlowKit(zone, tag, retryableFunc);
+    const wrapperFuncName = `${tag}_retryable`;
 
     const wrapperFunc = {
       /** @param {any[]} args */
@@ -169,22 +169,22 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
         // Make sure any error results in a rejected vow
         return asVow(() => {
           zone.isStorable(harden(args)) ||
-            Fail`retriable arguments must be storable ${args}`;
-          const { flow } = makeRetriableKit(args);
+            Fail`retryable arguments must be storable ${args}`;
+          const { flow } = makeRetryableKit(args);
           return flow.getOutcome();
         });
       },
     }[wrapperFuncName];
     defineProperties(wrapperFunc, {
-      length: { value: retriableFunc.length },
+      length: { value: retryableFunc.length },
     });
     // @ts-expect-error inferred generic func
     return harden(wrapperFunc);
   };
 
-  const adminRetriableFlow = outerZone.exo(
-    'AdminRetriableFlow',
-    AdminRetriableFlowI,
+  const adminRetryableFlow = outerZone.exo(
+    'AdminRetryableFlow',
+    AdminRetryableFlowI,
     {
       /**
        * @param {Vow} outcomeVow
@@ -196,29 +196,29 @@ export const prepareRetriableTools = (outerZone, outerOptions) => {
   );
 
   return harden({
-    prepareRetriableFlowKit,
-    adminRetriableFlow,
-    retriable,
+    prepareRetryableFlowKit,
+    adminRetryableFlow,
+    retryable,
   });
 };
-harden(prepareRetriableTools);
+harden(prepareRetryableTools);
 
 /**
- * @typedef {ReturnType<prepareRetriableTools>} RetriableTools
+ * @typedef {ReturnType<prepareRetryableTools>} RetryableTools
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {RetriableTools['adminRetriableFlow']} AdminRetriableFlow
+ * @typedef {RetryableTools['adminRetryableFlow']} AdminRetryableFlow
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {ReturnType<RetriableTools['prepareRetriableFlowKit']>} MakeRetriableFlowKit
+ * @typedef {ReturnType<RetryableTools['prepareRetryableFlowKit']>} MakeRetryableFlowKit
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {ReturnType<MakeRetriableFlowKit>} RetriableFlowKit
+ * @typedef {ReturnType<MakeRetryableFlowKit>} RetryableFlowKit
  */
 
 /**
- * @typedef {RetriableFlowKit['flow']} RetriableFlow
+ * @typedef {RetryableFlowKit['flow']} RetryableFlow
  */
diff --git a/packages/vow/src/tools.js b/packages/vow/src/tools.js
index 496076f13014..35511de09c92 100644
--- a/packages/vow/src/tools.js
+++ b/packages/vow/src/tools.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { makeAsVow } from './vow-utils.js';
 import { prepareVowKit } from './vow.js';
 import { prepareWatchUtils } from './watch-utils.js';
 import { prepareWatch } from './watch.js';
-import { prepareRetriableTools } from './retriable.js';
+import { prepareRetryableTools } from './retryable.js';
 import { makeWhen } from './when.js';
 
 /**
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ export const prepareBasicVowTools = (zone, powers = {}) => {
   const watchUtils = makeWatchUtils();
   const asVow = makeAsVow(makeVowKit);
 
-  const { retriable } = prepareRetriableTools(zone, {
+  const { retryable } = prepareRetryableTools(zone, {
     makeVowKit,
     isRetryableReason,
   });
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ export const prepareBasicVowTools = (zone, powers = {}) => {
     allSettled,
     asVow,
     asPromise,
-    retriable,
+    retryable,
+    retriable: retryable, // For temporary backwards compat with alpha implementation
   });
 };
 harden(prepareBasicVowTools);
diff --git a/packages/vow/src/types.ts b/packages/vow/src/types.ts
index 46c7cb293ba4..7c7e8418b205 100644
--- a/packages/vow/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/vow/src/types.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,27 @@ export type AsPromiseFunction<
   watcherArgs?: C | undefined,
 ) => Promise<TResult1 | TResult2>;
 
+export interface RetryableTool {
+  /**
+   * Create a function that retries the given function if the underlying
+   * async function rejects due to an upgrade disconnection. The return value
+   * of the created function is a vow that settles to the final retry result.
+   *
+   * The retried function should be idempotent.
+   *
+   * @param fnZone the zone for the named function
+   * @param name base name to use in the zone
+   * @param fn the retried function
+   */
+  <F extends (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>>(
+    fnZone: Zone,
+    name: string,
+    fn: F,
+  ): F extends (...args: infer Args) => Promise<infer R>
+    ? (...args: Args) => Vow<R>
+    : never;
+}
+
 export type VowTools = {
   /**
    * Vow-tolerant implementation of Promise.all that takes an iterable of vows
@@ -142,22 +163,11 @@ export type VowTools = {
     fn: (...args: any[]) => Vow<Awaited<T>> | Awaited<T> | PromiseVow<T>,
   ) => Vow<Awaited<T>>;
   makeVowKit: <T>() => VowKit<T>;
+  retryable: RetryableTool;
   /**
-   * Create a function that retries the given function if the underlying
-   * async function rejects due to an upgrade disconnection. The return value
-   * of the created function is a vow that settles to the final retry result.
-   *
-   * @param fnZone the zone for the named function
-   * @param name base name to use in the zone
-   * @param fn the retried function
+   * @deprecated use `retryable`
    */
-  retriable: <F extends (...args: any[]) => Promise<any>>(
-    fnZone: Zone,
-    name: string,
-    fn: F,
-  ) => F extends (...args: infer Args) => Promise<infer R>
-    ? (...args: Args) => Vow<R>
-    : never;
+  retriable: RetryableTool;
   watch: <T = any, TResult1 = T, TResult2 = never, C extends any[] = any[]>(
     specimenP: EVow<T>,
     watcher?: Watcher<T, TResult1, TResult2, C> | undefined,
diff --git a/packages/vow/src/vow-utils.js b/packages/vow/src/vow-utils.js
index e18465ce3676..d0a40de16942 100644
--- a/packages/vow/src/vow-utils.js
+++ b/packages/vow/src/vow-utils.js
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ harden(isVow);
 /**
  * A vow is a passable tagged as 'Vow'.  Its payload is a record with
  * API-versioned remotables.  payload.vowV0 is the API for the `watch` and
- * `when` operators to use for retriable shortening of the vow chain.
+ * `when` operators to use for retryable shortening of the vow chain.
  *
  * If the specimen is a Vow, return its payload, otherwise undefined.
  *
diff --git a/packages/vow/test/retriable-restart.test.js b/packages/vow/test/retryable-restart.test.js
similarity index 83%
rename from packages/vow/test/retriable-restart.test.js
rename to packages/vow/test/retryable-restart.test.js
index f4f3d183d95b..39ca98ac3a6a 100644
--- a/packages/vow/test/retriable-restart.test.js
+++ b/packages/vow/test/retryable-restart.test.js
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ test.serial('retries on disconnection', async t => {
   await startLife(
     async baggage => {
       const zone = makeDurableZone(baggage, 'durableRoot');
-      const { retriable, watch } = prepareVowTools(zone);
-      const retry = retriable(zone, 'retry', async () => {
+      const { retryable, watch } = prepareVowTools(zone);
+      const retry = retryable(zone, 'retry', async () => {
         // Never resolves, simulates external call
         await new Promise(() => {});
       });
@@ -51,10 +51,10 @@ test.serial('retries on disconnection', async t => {
   await startLife(
     baggage => {
       const zone = makeDurableZone(baggage, 'durableRoot');
-      const { retriable, when } = prepareVowTools(zone);
+      const { retryable, when } = prepareVowTools(zone);
 
-      // Reconnect retriable definition
-      retriable(zone, 'retry', async () => {
+      // Reconnect retryable definition
+      retryable(zone, 'retry', async () => {
         // Simulate call that settles
         await nextCrank();
         return 42;
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ test.serial('errors on non durably storable arguments', async t => {
 
   const baggage = getBaggage();
   const zone = makeDurableZone(baggage, 'durableRoot');
-  const { retriable, when } = prepareVowTools(zone);
+  const { retryable, when } = prepareVowTools(zone);
 
-  const passthrough = retriable(zone, 'passthrough', async arg => arg);
+  const passthrough = retryable(zone, 'passthrough', async arg => arg);
 
   const nonStorableArg = {
     promise: new Promise(() => {}),
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ test.serial('errors on non durably storable arguments', async t => {
   let resultV;
   t.notThrows(() => {
     resultV = passthrough(nonStorableArg);
-  }, 'retriable does not synchronously error');
+  }, 'retryable does not synchronously error');
 
   const resultP = when(resultV);
   await t.throwsAsync(
     resultP,
-    { message: /^retriable arguments must be storable/ },
+    { message: /^retryable arguments must be storable/ },
     'expected rejection',
   );
 });
diff --git a/packages/vow/test/retriable.test.js b/packages/vow/test/retryable.test.js
similarity index 71%
rename from packages/vow/test/retriable.test.js
rename to packages/vow/test/retryable.test.js
index 25cf3d1d65e9..5c9e98089b2a 100644
--- a/packages/vow/test/retriable.test.js
+++ b/packages/vow/test/retryable.test.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import { eventLoopIteration } from '@agoric/internal/src/testing-utils.js';
 
 import { prepareVowKit } from '../src/vow.js';
 import { isVow } from '../src/vow-utils.js';
-import { prepareRetriableTools } from '../src/retriable.js';
+import { prepareRetryableTools } from '../src/retryable.js';
 import { makeWhen } from '../src/when.js';
 
 /**
@@ -24,18 +24,18 @@ const makeTestTools = ({ isRetryableReason = () => false } = {}) => {
   const makeVowKit = prepareVowKit(zone);
   const when = makeWhen(isRetryableReason);
 
-  const { retriable, adminRetriableFlow } = prepareRetriableTools(zone, {
+  const { retryable, adminRetryableFlow } = prepareRetryableTools(zone, {
     makeVowKit,
     isRetryableReason,
   });
 
-  return { zone, when, makeVowKit, retriable, adminRetriableFlow };
+  return { zone, when, makeVowKit, retryable, adminRetryableFlow };
 };
 
 test('successful flow', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, retryable } = makeTestTools();
 
-  const succeed = retriable(zone, 'succeed', async () => 42);
+  const succeed = retryable(zone, 'succeed', async () => 42);
 
   const resultV = succeed();
   const result = await when(resultV);
@@ -43,9 +43,9 @@ test('successful flow', async t => {
 });
 
 test('rejected flow', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, retryable } = makeTestTools();
 
-  const reject = retriable(zone, 'reject', async () => Fail`some error`);
+  const reject = retryable(zone, 'reject', async () => Fail`some error`);
 
   const resultV = reject();
   const resultP = when(resultV);
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ test('rejected flow', async t => {
 });
 
 test('throwing flow', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, retryable } = makeTestTools();
 
-  const error = retriable(zone, 'error', () => Fail`some error`);
+  const error = retryable(zone, 'error', () => Fail`some error`);
 
   const resultV = error();
   const resultP = when(resultV);
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ test('throwing flow', async t => {
 });
 
 test('passable arguments', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, makeVowKit, retriable } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, makeVowKit, retryable } = makeTestTools();
 
   const argValue = {
     remotable: Far('test'),
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ test('passable arguments', async t => {
     vowKit: makeVowKit(),
   };
 
-  const passthrough = retriable(zone, 'passthrough', async arg => arg);
+  const passthrough = retryable(zone, 'passthrough', async arg => arg);
 
   const resultV = passthrough(argValue);
   const result = await when(resultV);
@@ -79,9 +79,9 @@ test('passable arguments', async t => {
 });
 
 test('non-passable arguments', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, retryable } = makeTestTools();
 
-  const passthrough = retriable(zone, 'passthrough', async arg => arg);
+  const passthrough = retryable(zone, 'passthrough', async arg => arg);
 
   const nonPassableArg = harden({
     foo() {
@@ -94,26 +94,26 @@ test('non-passable arguments', async t => {
   let resultV;
   t.notThrows(() => {
     resultV = passthrough(nonPassableArg);
-  }, 'retriable does not synchronously error');
+  }, 'retryable does not synchronously error');
 
   const resultP = when(resultV);
   await t.throwsAsync(
     resultP,
-    { message: /^retriable arguments must be storable/ },
+    { message: /^retryable arguments must be storable/ },
     'expected rejection',
   );
 });
 
 test('outcome vow', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable, adminRetriableFlow } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, retryable, adminRetryableFlow } = makeTestTools();
 
-  const succeed = retriable(zone, 'succeed', async () => 42);
+  const succeed = retryable(zone, 'succeed', async () => 42);
 
   const resultV = succeed();
 
-  t.true(isVow(resultV), 'retriable result is vow');
+  t.true(isVow(resultV), 'retryable result is vow');
 
-  const flow = adminRetriableFlow.getFlowForOutcomeVow(resultV);
+  const flow = adminRetryableFlow.getFlowForOutcomeVow(resultV);
   t.truthy(flow, 'flow from outcome vow');
 
   t.is(flow.getOutcome(), resultV, 'outcome vow match');
@@ -122,14 +122,14 @@ test('outcome vow', async t => {
   t.is(result, 42, 'expected result');
 
   t.throws(
-    () => adminRetriableFlow.getFlowForOutcomeVow(resultV),
+    () => adminRetryableFlow.getFlowForOutcomeVow(resultV),
     undefined,
     'outcome vow not found',
   );
 });
 
 test('retry', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable } = makeTestTools({
+  const { zone, when, retryable } = makeTestTools({
     isRetryableReason: (reason, priorReason) =>
       reason !== priorReason && reason.startsWith('retry') && reason,
   });
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ test('retry', async t => {
     },
   });
 
-  const resultFromProvider = retriable(
+  const resultFromProvider = retryable(
     zone,
     'resultFromProvider',
     async provider => provider.getResult(),
@@ -164,10 +164,10 @@ test('retry', async t => {
 });
 
 test('restart', async t => {
-  const { zone, when, retriable, adminRetriableFlow } = makeTestTools();
+  const { zone, when, retryable, adminRetryableFlow } = makeTestTools();
 
   let runNum = 0;
-  const restarted = retriable(zone, 'testRestartedRetriable', async () => {
+  const restarted = retryable(zone, 'testRestartedRetryable', async () => {
     // Non idempotent function to simplify the test
     runNum += 1;
     const currentRun = runNum;
@@ -184,13 +184,13 @@ test('restart', async t => {
   });
 
   const resultV = restarted();
-  const flow = adminRetriableFlow.getFlowForOutcomeVow(resultV);
+  const flow = adminRetryableFlow.getFlowForOutcomeVow(resultV);
   t.truthy(flow, 'flow from outcome vow');
 
   const result = await when(resultV);
   t.is(result, 3, 'flow result from restart');
 
   t.throws(() => flow.restart(), {
-    message: /^Cannot restart a done retriable flow/,
+    message: /^Cannot restart a done retryable flow/,
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/vow/test/types.test-d.ts b/packages/vow/test/types.test-d.ts
index 0993fe14e0b1..d609bdac4b92 100644
--- a/packages/vow/test/types.test-d.ts
+++ b/packages/vow/test/types.test-d.ts
@@ -8,11 +8,11 @@ const vt: VowTools = null as any;
 const zone: Zone = null as any;
 
 // @ts-expect-error function param must return promise
-vt.retriable(zone, 'foo', () => null);
-vt.retriable(zone, 'foo', () => Promise.resolve(null));
+vt.retryable(zone, 'foo', () => null);
+vt.retryable(zone, 'foo', () => Promise.resolve(null));
 
 expectType<(p1: number, p2: string) => Vow<{ someValue: 'bar' }>>(
-  vt.retriable(zone, 'foo', (p1: number, p2: string) =>
+  vt.retryable(zone, 'foo', (p1: number, p2: string) =>
     Promise.resolve({ someValue: 'bar' } as const),
   ),
 );
diff --git a/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.md b/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.md
index 40361190c32d..feb090d21fe1 100644
--- a/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.md
+++ b/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.md
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ Generated by [AVA](https://avajs.dev).
 > contract baggage after start
 
     {
-      AdminRetriableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
-      AdminRetriableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetriableFlow',
+      AdminRetryableFlow_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
+      AdminRetryableFlow_singleton: 'Alleged: AdminRetryableFlow',
       PromiseWatcher_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
       VowInternalsKit_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
       WatchUtils_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
       publicFacet_kindHandle: 'Alleged: kind',
       publicFacet_singleton: 'Alleged: publicFacet',
-      retriableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
+      retryableFlowForOutcomeVow: {},
       vowResolver: {
         resolver: Object @Alleged: VowInternalsKit resolver {},
         vow: Object @Vow {
diff --git a/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.snap b/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.snap
index 171dc6777c11..2631812d4c3a 100644
Binary files a/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.snap and b/packages/zoe/test/unitTests/contracts/snapshots/valueVow.test.js.snap differ