rennen
[ˈʁɛnən]
The verdict
“rennen” has 7 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #1,429. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #1,429
- frequency rank, German
- 42,116
- “R” headwords
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich schnell zu Fuß fortbewegen, schnell laufen
Corpus desk
Index DE-rennen · rennen · German
rennen · rank #1,429 · 7 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #1,429
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 7 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 42,116
- PHOTO-FINISH passieren
Nearest frequency peer: passieren (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “rennen”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- miteinander
miteinander
98,575 corpus weight
- Organisation
Organisation
98,574 corpus weight
- passieren
passieren
98,573 corpus weight
- rennen
rennen
98,572 corpus weight
- sage
sage
98,571 corpus weight
- schade
schade
98,570 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “rennen” sits against the nearest ranked German headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rennen |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [ˈʁɛnən] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #1,429 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rennen” sits in German frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 7 spelling variants around rennen (IPA [ˈʁɛnən]), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,429 among 42,116 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for rennen, with forms such as "ernnen", "renen", and "renenn". 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, "Rente", "rennt", "rinne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is rennen, spelled R-E-N-N-E-N.
Definition
- 1sich schnell zu Fuß fortbewegen, schnell laufen
- 2etwas häufig machen
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rennen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
So schnell wie Maik rennt niemand bei uns in der Klasse.
Unbeeindruckt von dem Spielstand gaben die 22 Profis auf dem Rasen weiter alles. Bremen rannte, kämpfte und drängte auf die Führung.
Synonyms
Antonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ernnen
- renen
- renenn
- rennenn
- rennne
- rnenen
- rrennen
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rennen - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar German words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rennen", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.