renne

[ˈʁɛnə]

/[ˈʁɛnə]/ verb

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The verdict

“renne” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #30,262) as a verb. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#30,262
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
3
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen

Corpus desk

Index DE-renne · renne · German

renne · rank #30,262 · 3 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,262
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 3 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Rendezvous

Nearest frequency peer: Rendezvous (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Häufigkeitsnachbarn des Verwechslers „renne“

Peers mit ähnlichem Corpus-Gewicht, getrennt von den Verwechslungspaaren unten

corpus weight

What this shows Balken platzieren „renne“ gegen die nächsten gerankten deutschen Lemmata, kein Reprint der Verwechslungsdesk.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

renne vs Reue
40% similar
renne vs Reno
40% similar
renne vs rent
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for renne
PropertyValue
Headwordrenne
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛnə]
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,262
Misspellings tracked3
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Corpus-Rang neben Verwechslern von „renne“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.renneliegt auf dieser Marke:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Rendezvous“ (#30,261), „Reuss“ (#30,263), „Rekordmeister“ (#30,260). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „renne“ bei #30,262. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for renne is neighbouring look-alikes ("Reue", "Reno", …), not just typos; it is averb pronounced [ˈʁɛnə]. Frequency #30,262 among 2,984 “R” headwords. 4 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for renne, with forms such as "ernne", "rnene", and "rrenne". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Reue", "Reno", "rent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is renne, spelled R-E-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv I Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen
  4. 4
    2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernne
  • rnene
  • rrenne

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of renne - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ernne2rnene2rrenne1
Edit distance from "renne"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renne"?
"renne" is spelled R-E-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛnə].
What does "renne" mean?
As a verb, "renne" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs rennen
What words are commonly confused with "renne"?
"renne" is commonly confused with "Reue", "Reno", "rent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renne" is [ˈʁɛnə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renne" come from?
"renne" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "renne", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Reuss#30,263Rothe#30,265queer#30,251Posse#30,240

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list