rental

/ˈɹɛntəl/

//ˈɹɛntəl// noun

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"rental" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rental” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #6,091. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,091
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
15
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something that is rented.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rental · rental · English

rental · rank #6,091 · 9 variants · 15 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,091
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH ralph

Nearest frequency peer: ralph (-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 “rental”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “rental” 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).

rental vs retail
67% similar
rental vs reveal
67% similar
rental vs rented
67% similar

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

Key facts for rental
PropertyValue
Headwordrental
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛntəl/
Letters6
Frequency rank#6,091
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rental”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).rentallands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “ralph” (#6,090), “resolved” (#6,092), “purely” (#6,089). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rental” is #6,091. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around rental (IPA /ˈɹɛntəl/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #6,091 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rental, with forms such as "erntal", "renatl", and "renntal". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "retail", "reveal", "rented", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From rent + -al. The correct English form is rental, spelled R-E-N-T-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something that is rented.
  2. 2
    The payment made to rent something.
  3. 3
    A business that rents out something to its customers.
  4. 4
    An act of renting.
  5. 5
    A player traded to a team with a year or less on his contract

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It's just a rental, so I don't need to take very good care of it.
  2. Furthermore, whilst we would have been pleased to have been able to give you some quoteworthy examples of men cruelly dominating the choice of video movie rentals, these simply did not appear in the diaries either.

Etymology

From rent + -al.

This word in other languages

alquiler(Español)Verleih(Deutsch)aluguer(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erntal
  • renatl
  • renntal
  • rentall
  • rentla
  • renttal
  • retnal
  • rnetal
  • rrental

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rental - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erntal2renatl2renntal1rentall1rentla2renttal1retnal2rnetal2
Edit distance from "rental"

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 "rental"?
"rental" is spelled R-E-N-T-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛntəl/.
What does "rental" mean?
As a noun, "rental" means: Something that is rented.
What words are commonly confused with "rental"?
"rental" is commonly confused with "retail", "reveal", "rented". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rental"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rental" is /ˈɹɛntəl/. 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 "rental"?
From rent + -al. 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 "rental", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

purely#6,089poorly#6,082titled#6,106novels#6,074

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

washed9 variantsanxious9 variantslifted9 variantsCarlos9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list