rennen

/[ˈʁɛnən]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,429

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rennen is aGermanverb. It means: sich schnell zu Fuß fortbewegen, schnell laufen Pronounced [ˈʁɛnən]. It ranks #1,429 in German word frequency. Often confused with Rente and rennt.

Key facts for rennen
PropertyValue
Headwordrennen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʁɛnən]
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,429
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rennen is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʁɛnən]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,429 in overall German word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.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 rennen, with forms such as "ernnen", "renen", and "renenn". 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 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 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 rennen, spelled R-E-N-N-E-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich schnell zu Fuß fortbewegen, schnell laufen
  2. 2
    etwas häufig machen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ernnen,renen,renenn,rennenn,rennne,rnenen,rrennen

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rennen

Misspelling Variants of "rennen"

ernnen6renen5renenn6rennenn7rennne6rnenen6rrennen7
Misspelling Variants of "rennen"

Frequency rank: #1,429 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

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