rentable
\ʁɑ̃.tabl\
The verdict
“rentable” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #8,918 in French word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #8,918
- frequency rank, French
- 8
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Lucratif, qui procure une rente, qui donne un bénéfice ou un gain satisfaisant, suffisant.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rentable |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ʁɑ̃.tabl\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #8,918 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “rentable” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for rentable is 8 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁɑ̃.tabl\. Corpus data places it at rank #8,918 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for rentable, with forms such as "erntable", "renatble", and "renntable". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "rétabli", "retable", "rétablie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rentable, spelled R-E-N-T-A-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1Lucratif, qui procure une rente, qui donne un bénéfice ou un gain satisfaisant, suffisant.
- 2Dont la compétence, le rendement est profitable pour la personne ou l’entreprise.
- 3Avantageux, bénéfique, qui procure un profit autre que financier.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erntable,renatble,renntable,rentabble,rentabel,rentablle,rentalbe,rentbale,renttable,retnable,rnetable,rrentable
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rentable - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “rentable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-E-N-T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁɑ̃.tabl\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “rétabli” - see the side-by-side comparison. rentable vs rétabli
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.