rannte

/[ˈʁantə]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,674

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

rannte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rennen Pronounced [ˈʁantə]. Often confused with Rate and Rente.

Key facts for rannte
PropertyValue
Headwordrannte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁantə]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,674
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rannte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rannte is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁantə]. Corpus data places it at rank #13,674 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for rannte, with forms such as "arnnte", "rannet", and "ranntte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "Rate", "Rente", "rennt", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is rannte, spelled R-A-N-N-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rennen
  2. 2
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arnnte,rannet,ranntte,rante,rantne,rnante,rrannte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rannte

Misspelling Variants of "rannte"

arnnte6rannet6ranntte7rante5rantne6rnante6rrannte7
Misspelling Variants of "rannte"

Frequency rank: #13,674 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rannte"?
"rannte" is spelled R-A-N-N-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁantə].
What does "rannte" mean?
As a verb, "rannte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs rennen
What words are commonly confused with "rannte"?
"rannte" is commonly confused with "Rate", "Rente", "rennt". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rannte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rannte" is [ˈʁantə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rannte" come from?
"rannte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby German words

Other entries that begin with the letter R in our German index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.