renier

\ʁə.nje\

/\ʁə.nje\/ verb

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The verdict

“renier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #15,994. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,994
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Déclarer, contre la vérité, que l’on ne connaît pas une personne, une chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-renier · renier · French

renier · rank #15,994 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,994
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH regroupés

Nearest frequency peer: regroupés (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « renier »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « renier » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

renier vs rêver
50% similar
renier vs renne
67% similar
renier vs Riner
50% similar

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

Key facts for renier
PropertyValue
Headwordrenier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.nje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#15,994
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « renier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.renierse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « regroupés » (#15,993), « respectés » (#15,995), « refais » (#15,992). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « renier » est au #15,994. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around renier (IPA \ʁə.nje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #15,994 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for renier, with forms such as "ernier", "reiner", and "reneir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rêver", "renne", "Riner", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is renier, spelled R-E-N-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Déclarer, contre la vérité, que l’on ne connaît pas une personne, une chose.
  2. 2
    Désavouer une chose, s’en détacher, la nier.
  3. 3
    Renoncer entièrement à une chose, n’y vouloir plus avoir de part.
  4. 4
    Refuser de reconnaître quelqu’un pour ce qu’il est.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il renia son maître au moment du danger. Il le renierait cent fois encore pour étancher son ivrognerie.
  2. Renier sa patrie, sa famille, son nom.

This word in other languages

take back(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernier
  • reiner
  • reneir
  • renierr
  • renire
  • rennier
  • rneier
  • rrenier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ernier2reiner2reneir2renierr1renire2rennier1rneier2rrenier1
Edit distance from "renier"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "renier"?
"renier" is spelled R-E-N-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.nje\.
What does "renier" mean?
As a verb, "renier" means: Déclarer, contre la vérité, que l’on ne connaît pas une personne, une chose.
What words are commonly confused with "renier"?
"renier" is commonly confused with "rêver", "renne", "Riner". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renier" is \ʁə.nje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renier" come from?
"renier" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

refais#15,992rivage#15,997régent#16,001quitta#15,986

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list