Which to use
“rannte” and “rinne” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,674
- “rannte” frequency rank
- #28,831
- “rinne” frequency rank
- 42505
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rannte | rinne |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rennen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rinnen |
Where the eye mixes rannte and rinne
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between rannte and rinne
A purely visual mix-up. rannte ([ˈʁantə]) and rinne ([ˈʁɪnə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42505, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rannte is recorded at frequency rank #13,674, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁantə]. rinne is at rank #28,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɪnə].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 42505, this pair ranks #1,447,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rannte vs rinne
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rannte": at. Private to "rinne": i.
"rannte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV · "rinne" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rannte" and "rinne" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "rannte" or "rinne" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "rannte" and "rinne" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "rannte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rinne" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,447,233 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rannte" and "rinne" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rinne vs rinnen". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,447,233 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.