Which to use
“Renten” is a noun and “runter” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,549
- “Renten” frequency rank
- #1,937
- “runter” frequency rank
- 12486
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Renten | runter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Rente | herunter; nach unten |
Where the eye mixes Renten and runter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Renten and runter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses Renten with runter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Renten is [ˈʁɛntn̩] while runter is [ˈʁʊntɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12486, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Renten is recorded at frequency rank #10,549, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈʁɛntn̩]. runter is at rank #1,937, tagged as anadv, pronounced [ˈʁʊntɐ].
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 12486, this pair ranks #1,963,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Renten vs runter
Shared letters: enrt. Private to "Renten": -. Private to "runter": u.
"Renten" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC · "runter" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Renten" and "runter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "Renten" or "runter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Renten" and "runter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Renten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "runter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,963,899 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Renten" and "runter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reinsten vs Renten". 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 #1,963,899 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.