rentieren

[ʁɛnˈtiːʁən]

/[ʁɛnˈtiːʁən]/ verb

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The verdict

“rentieren” is uncommon German (frequency #60,952 among 42,116 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#60,952
frequency rank, German
42,116
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - sich lohnen, einen Gewinn abwerfen

Key facts for rentieren
PropertyValue
Headwordrentieren
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ʁɛnˈtiːʁən]
Letters9
Frequency rank#60,952
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rentieren” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rentieren lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

rentieren is uncommon German at frequency #60,952 among 42,116 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ʁɛnˈtiːʁən]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "sich lohnen, einen Gewinn abwerfen".

rentieren doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is rentieren, spelled R-E-N-T-I-E-R-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    sich lohnen, einen Gewinn abwerfen

Synonyms

lohnenrentabelauszahlenamortisieren

This word in other languages

profitable(English)valer la pena(Español)

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 "rentieren"?
"rentieren" is spelled R-E-N-T-I-E-R-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁɛnˈtiːʁən].
What does "rentieren" mean?
As a verb, "rentieren" means: sich lohnen, einen Gewinn abwerfen
How do you pronounce "rentieren"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rentieren" is [ʁɛnˈtiːʁən]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rentieren" come from?
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Using “rentieren”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-E-N-T-I-E-R-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ʁɛnˈtiːʁən] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words

Other uncommon German words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list