RenditevsRenteTell them apart

Which to use

“Rendite” and “Rente” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,615
“Rendite” frequency rank
#3,395
“Rente” frequency rank
13010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Rendite Rente
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Where the eye mixes Rendite and Rente

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
Rendite
5 ch
Rente

Look-alike desk: Rendite vs Rente

A purely visual mix-up. Rendite ([ʁɛnˈdiːtə]) and Rente ([ˈʁɛntə]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Rendite is recorded at frequency rank #9,615, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁɛnˈdiːtə]. Rente is at rank #3,395, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛntə].

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 13010, this pair ranks #1,960,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Rendite vs Rente

Shared letters: enrt. Private to "Rendite": di. Private to "Rente": -.

"Rendite" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "Rente" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Renditeerndite · rednite · renddite · rendiet · renditte · rendtie · renidte · renndite
  • Renterenet · rennte · rentte · retne · rnete · rrente

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Rendite" and "Rente" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ʁɛnˈdiːtə] versus [ˈʁɛntə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Rendite" or "Rente"?
"Rente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,395 in our German list, against #9,615 for "Rendite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "Rendite" and "Rente" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Rendite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Rente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,960,675 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Rendite" and "Rente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ragte vs Rente". 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 #1,960,675 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