# ren vs renew

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ren
*noun · IPA /ɹɛn/ · frequency rank #15,896*
A kidney.

### renew
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈnjuː/ · frequency rank #10,753*
To make (something) new again; to restore to freshness or original condition.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ren-vs-renew