# read vs rent

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### read
*verb · IPA [ɹiːd] · frequency rank #9,794*
lesen

### rent
*verb · IPA [ʁɛnt] · frequency rank #37,160*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs renten

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/read-vs-rent