# renown

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈnaʊn/ · frequency rank #25,185

## Definitions
1. Fame; celebrity; wide recognition.
2. Reports of nobleness or achievements; praise.

## Etymology
From Old French renoun (compare with Modern French renom), equivalent to re- + noun.

## Easily confused with
- **Renton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renown-vs-renton)
- **rundown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renown-vs-rundown)
- **renowned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renown-vs-renowned)
- **reno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reno-vs-renown)
- **renew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/renew-vs-renown)
- **recon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recon-vs-renown)
- **reborn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reborn-vs-renown)
- **rejoin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rejoin-vs-renown)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ernown`, `rennown`, `renonw`, `renownn`, `renowwn`, `renwon`, `reonwn`, `rneown`, `rrenown`

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