rentar

/[rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,262

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

rentar is aSpanishverb. It means: Pactar la cesión de derechos sobre un bien o servicio de manera temporal a cambio de un pago regular. Pronounced [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Often confused with Reta and rezar.

Key facts for rentar
PropertyValue
Headwordrentar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
Letters6
Frequency rank#36,262
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of rentar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for rentar is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #36,262 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Pactar la cesión de derechos sobre un bien o servicio de manera temporal a cambio de un pago regular.".

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 9 documented wrong-spelling variants for rentar, with forms such as "erntar", "renatr", and "renntar". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Reta", "rezar", "resta", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is rentar, spelled R-E-N-T-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pactar la cesión de derechos sobre un bien o servicio de manera temporal a cambio de un pago regular.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erntar,renatr,renntar,rentarr,rentra,renttar,retnar,rnetar,rrentar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for rentar

Misspelling Variants of "rentar"

erntar6renatr6renntar7rentarr7rentra6renttar7retnar6rnetar6
Misspelling Variants of "rentar"

Frequency rank: #36,262 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rentar"?
"rentar" is spelled R-E-N-T-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ].
What does "rentar" mean?
As a verb, "rentar" means: Pactar la cesión de derechos sobre un bien o servicio de manera temporal a cambio de un pago regular.
What words are commonly confused with "rentar"?
"rentar" is commonly confused with "Reta", "rezar", "resta". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rentar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rentar" is [rẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rentar" come from?
"rentar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.