Which to use
“rene” is a verb and “rentré” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,247
- “rene” frequency rank
- #4,017
- “rentré” frequency rank
- 39264
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rene | rentré |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif du verbe ren/renañ/reniñ. | Définition manquante ou à compléter. (Ajouter) |
Where the eye mixes rene and rentré
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. rene runs 4 letters (CVCV) against rentré's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rene vs rentré
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rene is \ˈrẽːne\ while rentré is \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39264, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rene is recorded at frequency rank #35,247, classified as averb, pronounced \ˈrẽːne\. rentré is at rank #4,017, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.tʁe\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 39264, this pair ranks #249,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rene vs rentré
Shared letters: enr. Private to "rene": -. Private to "rentré": té.
"rene" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "rentré" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rene ← erne · reen · rnee · rrene
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rene" for "rentré" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rene" vs "rentré" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rene" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rentré" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #249,286 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rene" and "rentré" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Reis vs rene". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #249,286 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.