rent

Name: rent, Spanish Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ɹɛnt/

//ɹɛnt// noun

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

The verdict

“rent” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,514 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#52,514
frequency rank, Spanish: 48,955
“R” headwords

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

Key facts for rent
Property	Value
Headword	rent
Language	Spanish
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɹɛnt/
Letters	4
Frequency rank	#52,514
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rent” sits in Spanish 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). rent lands here:

#52,514

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

← used constantlyrarely used →

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

Rare enough to double-check

rent is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,514 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɛnt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Renta.".

rent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is rent, spelled R-E-N-T.

Definition

1
Renta.

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 Spanish 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 /ɹɛnt/.

What does "rent" mean?

As a noun, "rent" means: Renta.

How do you pronounce "rent"?

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

What language does "rent" come from?

"rent" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “rent”

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

The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ɹɛnt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.