Which to use
“rennt” and “rent” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,079
- “rennt” frequency rank
- #37,160
- “rent” frequency rank
- 46239
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rennt | rent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs renten |
Same sound, different letters: rennt vs rent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Homophone desk: rennt vs rent
This is the hard kind. rennt and rent are pronounced identically ([ʁɛnt]) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46239, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rennt is recorded at frequency rank #9,079, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁɛnt]. rent is at rank #37,160, 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 46239, this pair ranks #1,325,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rennt vs rent
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "rennt": -. Private to "rent": -.
"rennt" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "rent" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rennt" and "rent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "rennt" vs "rent" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "rennt" / "rent". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "rennt" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,325,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rennt" and "rent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recent vs rent". 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 #1,325,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.