Which to use
“rennen” and “rennt” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,429
- “rennen” frequency rank
- #9,079
- “rennt” frequency rank
- 10508
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rennen | rennt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | sich schnell zu Fuß fortbewegen, schnell laufen | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen |
Where the eye mixes rennen and rennt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. rennen ([ˈʁɛnən]) and rennt ([ʁɛnt]) 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 10508, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rennen is recorded at frequency rank #1,429, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈʁɛnən]. rennt is at rank #9,079, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁɛnt].
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 10508, this pair ranks #1,974,779 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of rennen vs rennt
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rennen": -. Private to "rennt": t.
"rennen" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "rennt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC