render

Name: render, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˈɹɛn.də/

//ˈɹɛn.də// verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“render” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #9,949 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#9,949
frequency rank, English: 6
letters: 9
tracked misspellings: 20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To cause to become.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

render vs Rene

50% similar

render vs rider

67% similar

render vs renew

67% similar

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

Key facts for render
Property	Value
Headword	render
Language	English
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	/ˈɹɛn.də/
Letters	6
Frequency rank	#9,949
Misspellings tracked	9
Confusable pairs	20
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “render” sits in English 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). render lands here:

#9,949

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for render is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɛn.də/. Corpus data places it at rank #9,949 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 17 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for render, with forms such as "ernder", "redner", and "rendder". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Rene", "rider", "renew", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”). The correct English form is render, spelled R-E-N-D-E-R.

Definition

1
To cause to become.
2
To interpret, give an interpretation or rendition of.
3
To translate into another language.
4
To pass down.
5
To make over as a return.
6
To give; to give back; to deliver.
7
To give up; to yield; to surrender.
8
To transform (a model) into a display on the screen or other media.
9
To apply realistic coloring and shading.
10
To capture and turn over to another country secretly and extrajudicially.
11
To convert waste animal tissue into a usable byproduct.
12
To have fat melt off meat from cooking.
13
To cover a wall with a layer of plaster.
14
To pass; to run; said of the passage of a rope through a block, eyelet, etc.
15
To yield or give way.
16
To return; to pay back; to restore.
17
To inflict, as a retribution; to requite.

Etymology

From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”).

Synonyms

make accordrender off

This word in other languages

volver(Español)rendre(Français)machen(Deutsch)tornar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ernder,redner,rendder,renderr,rendre,renedr,rennder,rneder,rrender

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of render - 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.

Edit distance from "render"

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "render"?

"render" is spelled R-E-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛn.də/.

What does "render" mean?

As a verb, "render" means: To cause to become.

What words are commonly confused with "render"?

"render" is commonly confused with "Rene", "rider", "renew". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "render"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "render" is /ˈɹɛn.də/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "render"?

From Middle English renderen, rendren, from Old French rendre (“render, give back”), from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere (“make, give back”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “render”

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

The one correct English spelling is R-E-N-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˈɹɛn.də/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “Rene” - see the side-by-side comparison. render vs Rene
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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.