redetenvsRentenWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: redeten is a verb, Renten is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redeten” is a verb and “Renten” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#29,749
“redeten” frequency rank
#10,549
“Renten” frequency rank
40298
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redeten Renten
Definition 1. Person Plural Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs reden Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rente

Where the eye mixes redeten and Renten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. redeten runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Renten's 6 (CVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
redeten
6 ch
Renten

Look-alike desk: redeten vs Renten

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redeten is [ˈʁeːdətn̩] while Renten is [ˈʁɛntn̩]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40298, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redeten is recorded at frequency rank #29,749, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁeːdətn̩]. Renten is at rank #10,549, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛntn̩].

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 40298, this pair ranks #1,512,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of redeten vs Renten

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "redeten": d. Private to "Renten": -.

"redeten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "Renten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redetenerdeten · rdeeten · reddeten · redeetn · redetenn · redetne · redetten · redteen
  • Rentenrenetn · rennten · rentenn · rentne · rentten · retnen · rneten · rrenten

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redeten" and "Renten" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redeten" is a verb and "Renten" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "redeten" or "Renten"?
"Renten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,549 in our German list, against #29,749 for "redeten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redeten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Renten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,512,491 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redeten" and "Renten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "redeten vs retteten". 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 #1,512,491 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list