Rentner

[ˈʁɛntnɐ]

/[ˈʁɛntnɐ]/ noun

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The verdict

“Rentner” has 11 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #5,756. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,756
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
16
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Person, die nicht mehr überwiegend erwerbstätig ist und ihren Lebensunterhalt aus einer Rente, also einer gesetzlichen oder privaten Versicherungsleistung, bestreitet

Corpus desk

Index DE-rentner · Rentner · German

Rentner · rank #5,756 · 11 variants · 16 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,756
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 16 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH reiten

Nearest frequency peer: reiten (-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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Rentner“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Rentner“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

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).

Rentner vs runter
57% similar
Rentner vs Retter
71% similar
Rentner vs Reuter
71% similar

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

Key facts for Rentner
PropertyValue
HeadwordRentner
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈʁɛntnɐ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#5,756
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Rentner“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Rentnerliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „reiten“ (#5,755), „Sanktionen“ (#5,757), „registriert“ (#5,754). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Rentner“ bei #5,756. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Rentner (IPA [ˈʁɛntnɐ]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,756 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Person, die nicht mehr überwiegend erwerbstätig ist und ihren Lebensunterhalt aus einer Rente, also einer gesetzlichen oder privaten Versicherungsleistung, bestreitet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Rentner, with forms such as "erntner", "rennter", and "renntner". 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 16 confusable-pair relationships, "runter", "Retter", "Reuter", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Rentner, spelled R-E-N-T-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Person, die nicht mehr überwiegend erwerbstätig ist und ihren Lebensunterhalt aus einer Rente, also einer gesetzlichen oder privaten Versicherungsleistung, bestreitet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Rentner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "Als Rentner habe ich nun noch weniger Zeit!", sagte mein Opa immer.
  2. „Es ist nicht leicht, eine Gruppe deutscher Rentner zufriedenzustellen, doch es ist überraschend aufregend, mit ihnen zu reisen.“

Synonyms

Pensionist

Antonyms

BeitragszahlerErwerbstätiger

This word in other languages

pensioner(English)retraité(Français)pensionista(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erntner
  • rennter
  • renntner
  • rentenr
  • rentnerr
  • rentnner
  • rentnre
  • renttner
  • retnner
  • rnetner
  • rrentner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Rentner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erntner2rennter2renntner1rentenr2rentnerr1rentnner1rentnre2renttner1
Edit distance from "Rentner"

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 "Rentner"?
"Rentner" is spelled R-E-N-T-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʁɛntnɐ].
What does "Rentner" mean?
As a noun, "Rentner" means: Person, die nicht mehr überwiegend erwerbstätig ist und ihren Lebensunterhalt aus einer Rente, also einer gesetzlichen oder privaten Versicherungsleistung, bestreitet
What words are commonly confused with "Rentner"?
"Rentner" is commonly confused with "runter", "Retter", "Reuter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Rentner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rentner" is [ˈʁɛntnɐ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rentner" come from?
"Rentner" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Schwein#5,760Platten#5,750Siemens#5,762Partien#5,749

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

Taschen11 variantsJackson11 variantsAuflagen11 variantsGedicht11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list