# renounce

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈnaʊns/ · frequency rank #22,791

## Definitions
1. An act of renouncing.

## Etymology
From Old French renoncier (French renoncer), from Latin renūntiō.

## Easily confused with
- **resource** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renounce-vs-resource)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ernounce`, `rennounce`, `renonuce`, `renoucne`, `renouncce`, `renounec`, `renounnce`, `renuonce`, `reonunce`, `rneounce`, `rrenounce`

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