# rent vs root

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### rent
*verb · IPA [ʁɛnt] · frequency rank #37,160*
2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs renten

### root
*noun · IPA [ɹuːt] · frequency rank #22,485*
Wurzel

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/rent-vs-root