rent

/ˈɹɛnt/

//ˈɹɛnt// noun

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"rent" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rent” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,592. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,592
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rent · rent · English

rent · rank #2,592 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,592
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recovery

Nearest frequency peer: recovery (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rent”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rent” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the 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).

rent vs RT
0% similar
rent vs RN
0% similar
rent vs run
50% similar

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

Key facts for rent
PropertyValue
Headwordrent
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛnt/
Letters4
Frequency rank#2,592
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rent”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).rentlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “recovery” (#2,591), “replace” (#2,593), “random” (#2,590). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rent” is #2,592. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around rent (IPA /ˈɹɛnt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,592 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for rent, with forms such as "ernt", "rennt", and "rentt". 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, "RT", "RN", "run", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere. The correct English form is rent, spelled R-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
  2. 2
    A similar payment for the use of a product, equipment or a service.
  3. 3
    A profit from possession of a valuable right, as a restricted license to engage in a trade or business.
  4. 4
    An object for which rent is charged or paid.
  5. 5
    Income; revenue.
  6. 6
    An amount of virtual currency paid by a player to preserve their character, inventory, etc. between gameplay sessions in a multi-user dungeon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. I am asking £300 a week rent.
  2. This time was most dreadful for Lilian. Thrown on her own resources and almost penniless, she maintained herself and paid the rent of a wretched room near the hospital by working as a charwoman, sempstress, anything.

Etymology

From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere.

This word in other languages

renta(Español)loyer(Français)Miete(Deutsch)renda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernt
  • rennt
  • rentt
  • retn
  • rnet
  • rrent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ernt2rennt1rentt1retn2rnet2rrent1
Edit distance from "rent"

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 "rent"?
"rent" is spelled R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛnt/.
What does "rent" mean?
As a noun, "rent" means: A payment made by a tenant at intervals in order to lease a property.
What words are commonly confused with "rent"?
"rent" is commonly confused with "RT", "RN", "run". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rent" is /ˈɹɛnt/. 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 "rent"?
From Middle English rent, rente, from Old French rente, from Early Medieval Latin rendita, from Late Latin rendere, from Latin reddere. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list