Tennant vs. Tenant: What's the Difference?

Edited by Huma Saeed || By Sawaira Riaz || Updated on September 25, 2023
Tennant is an incorrect spelling of the word "tenant," which refers to someone who rents property from another.

Which is correct: Tennant or Tenant
How to spell Tenant?

Tennant is Incorrect

Tenant is Correct
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Key Differences
Remember that "tenant" relates to "rent," both having one 'n' in the middle.

Sawaira Riaz
Sep 22, 2023
Think of "ten" as the base, and "ant" as the one who pays the rent.

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Sep 22, 2023
Avoid doubling the 'n' in the middle; there's only one 'n' in "rent."

Sawaira Riaz
Sep 22, 2023
Visualize a tenant handing over a "ten" dollar note as rent.

Aimie Carlson
Sep 22, 2023
Associate "tenant" with "occupant," focusing on the singular 'n' in both.

Harlon Moss
Sep 22, 2023
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Tennant and Tenant Definitions
Tenant
A tenant is a person who occupies land or property rented from a landlord.
The tenant pays her rent every first of the month.

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Sep 13, 2023
Tenant
Tenant can refer to an inhabitant of any place.
Birds are tenants of the sky.

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Sep 13, 2023
Tenant
Tenant is an individual who holds or possesses something temporarily.
As a tenant, he took good care of the apartment.

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Sep 13, 2023
Tenant
One that pays rent to use or occupy land, a building, or other property owned by another.

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Sep 12, 2023
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Tenant
(computing) Any of a number of customers serviced through the same instance of an application.
Multi-tenant hosting

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Sep 12, 2023
Tenant
One who holds or possesses lands, or other real estate, by any kind of right, whether in fee simple, in common, in severalty, for life, for years, or at will; also, one who has the occupation or temporary possession of lands or tenements the title of which is in another; - correlative to landlord. See Citation from Blackstone, under Tenement, 2.

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Sep 12, 2023
Tenant
One who has possession of any place; a dweller; an occupant.
The hhappy tenant of your shade.
The sister tenants of the middle deep.

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Sep 12, 2023
Tenant
To hold, occupy, or possess as a tenant.
Sir Roger's estate is tenanted by persons who have served him or his ancestors.

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Sep 12, 2023
Tenant
Someone who pays rent to use land or a building or a car that is owned by someone else;
The landlord can evict a tenant who doesn't pay the rent

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Sep 12, 2023
Tenant
A holder of buildings or lands by any kind of title (as ownership or lease)

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Sep 12, 2023
Tenant
In law, a tenant is one who holds or possesses lands or tenements by any kind of title.
The tenant signed a lease agreement.

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Sep 13, 2023
Tenant
Tenant is someone who is not the owner but has the right to use or occupy a property.
The building has several commercial tenants.

Janet White
Sep 13, 2023
FAQs
What is the verb form of Tenant?
The verb form is "tenant" as in "to tenant a property," though it's less commonly used in this form.

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Sep 22, 2023
Which preposition is used with Tenant?
Depending on context, "of" is common as in "tenant of the building."

Aimie Carlson
Sep 22, 2023
Why is it called Tenant?
The term "tenant" originates from Old French "tenant" meaning "holding."

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Sep 22, 2023
Which conjunction is used with Tenant?
Any conjunction can be used with "tenant," e.g., "The tenant and the landlord discussed the lease."

Aimie Carlson
Sep 22, 2023
Which vowel is used before Tenant?
Typically, the article "a" as in "a tenant."

Janet White
Sep 22, 2023
Which article is used with Tenant?
"The" or "a" can be used depending on context.

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Sep 22, 2023
Is the Tenant term a metaphor?
Not inherently, but it can be used metaphorically.

Janet White
Sep 22, 2023
Which determiner is used with Tenant?
Determiners like "this" or "that" can be used.

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Sep 22, 2023
Is Tenant an abstract noun?
No, it's a concrete noun as it refers to a specific individual or entity.

Harlon Moss
Sep 22, 2023
Is Tenant a vowel or consonant?
Tenant is a word, not a single letter, but it starts with a consonant.

Janet White
Sep 22, 2023
Is Tenant a negative or positive word?
Tenant is neutral; its connotation depends on context.

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Sep 22, 2023
Is the word Tenant imperative?
No, tenant is not typically used as an imperative.

Harlon Moss
Sep 22, 2023
How is Tenant used in a sentence?
The tenant renewed his lease for another year.

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Sep 22, 2023
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