RennervsRevierWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,731
“Renner” frequency rank
#10,926
“Revier” frequency rank
26657
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Renner Revier
Definition schnelles Pferd engster Aktionsraum eines Tieres, der gegen artgleiche Konkurrenten verteidigt wird

Where the eye mixes Renner and Revier

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Renner
6 ch
Revier

Look-alike desk: Renner vs Revier

A purely visual mix-up. Renner ([ˈʁɛnɐ]) and Revier ([ʁeˈviːɐ̯]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26657, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Renner is recorded at frequency rank #15,731, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛnɐ]. Revier is at rank #10,926, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈviːɐ̯].

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 26657, this pair ranks #1,814,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Renner vs Revier

Shared letters: er. Private to "Renner": n. Private to "Revier": iv.

"Renner" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "Revier" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Rennerernner · renenr · rener · rennerr · rennre · rnener · rrenner
  • Revierervier · reiver · reveir · revierr · revire · revvier · rrevier · rveier

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Renner" for "Revier" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([ˈʁɛnɐ] versus [ʁeˈviːɐ̯]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Renner" vs "Revier" - which ranks higher?
"Revier" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,926 in our German list, against #15,731 for "Renner". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "Renner" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Revier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,814,590 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Renner" and "Revier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Renner 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 #1,814,590 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