Which to use
“renonce” is a noun and “renoncent” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #9,378
- “renonce” frequency rank
- #27,596
- “renoncent” frequency rank
- 36974
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renonce | renoncent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de ne pas fournir de la couleur demandée ; état de celui qui ne peut pas fournir d’une couleur. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de renoncer. |
Same sound, different letters: renonce vs renoncent
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. renonce runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against renoncent's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - renonce / renoncent
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: renonce and renoncent carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁə.nɔ̃s\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “renonce” sits inside “renoncent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36974, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renonce is recorded at frequency rank #9,378, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ̃s\. renoncent is at rank #27,596, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.nɔ̃s\.
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 36974, this pair ranks #265,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renonce vs renoncent
Shared letters: cenor. Private to "renonce": -. Private to "renoncent": t.
"renonce" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "renoncent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renonce" and "renoncent" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "renonce" or "renoncent"?
What to do next
"renonce" and "renoncent" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "renonce" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renoncent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #265,782 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renonce" and "renoncent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renoncent vs renoncez". 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 #265,782 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.