# resident vs resistent

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### resident
*noun · IPA [ˈrezɪdənt] · frequency rank #27,905*
Bewohner

### resistent
*adjective · IPA [ʁezɪsˈtɛnt] · frequency rank #33,784*
gegen negative Einflüsse widerstandsfähig

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/resident-vs-resistent