Rentner

\ˈrɛnt.nɛr\

/\ˈrɛnt.nɛr\/ noun

The verdict

“Rentner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Retraité, personne (homme) qui reçoit une pension sur la base de droits légaux grâce au travail effectué, et qui n'est ne gagne plus de salaire pour travail.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rentner · Rentner · French

Rentner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for Rentner
PropertyValue
HeadwordRentner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈrɛnt.nɛr\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « Rentner » en français

Rentnern'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Rentner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈrɛnt.nɛr\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Rentner, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Rentner, spelled R-E-N-T-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Retraité, personne (homme) qui reçoit une pension sur la base de droits légaux grâce au travail effectué, et qui n'est ne gagne plus de salaire pour travail.
  2. 2
    Rentier, personne (homme) qui vit d’u revenu régulier son capital investi.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Als Rentner habe ich nun noch weniger Zeit!", sagte mein Opa immer.
  2. Ein Rentner ist mit seinem Auto unvermittelt in das Schaufenster eines Geschäfts gekracht. Die Polizei vermutet, der Mann habe das Gas- mit dem Bremspedal verwechselt.

Synonyms

Pensionist

Antonyms

BeitragszahlerErwerbstätiger

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Rentner"?
"Rentner" is spelled R-E-N-T-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈrɛnt.nɛr\.
What does "Rentner" mean?
As a noun, "Rentner" means: Retraité, personne (homme) qui reçoit une pension sur la base de droits légaux grâce au travail effectué, et qui n'est ne gagne plus de salaire pour travail.
How do you pronounce "Rentner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Rentner" is \ˈrɛnt.nɛr\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Rentner" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list