résistance

[ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s]

/[ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s]/ noun

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The verdict

“résistance” is uncommon German (frequency #72,885 among 2,984 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,885
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - die Verweigerung des Gehorsams oder das aktive oppositionelle Handeln gegenüber der Obrigkeit oder der Regierung

Corpus desk

Index DE-resistance · résistance · German

résistance · rank #72,885 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,885
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ruhland

Nearest frequency peer: Ruhland (-2 rank slots)

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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „résistance“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „résistance“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for résistance
PropertyValue
Headwordrésistance
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,885
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „résistance“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).résistancefällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Ruhland“ (#72,883), „ruckelt“ (#72,882), „Rohrzucker“ (#72,879). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „résistance“ bei #72,885. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

résistance is uncommon German at frequency #72,885 among 2,984 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

résistance doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct German form is résistance, spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    die Verweigerung des Gehorsams oder das aktive oppositionelle Handeln gegenüber der Obrigkeit oder der Regierung
  2. 2
    Gegenwehr, Widerstand
  3. 3
    Gegenwehr, Widerstand

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "résistance"?
"résistance" is spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s].
What does "résistance" mean?
As a noun, "résistance" means: die Verweigerung des Gehorsams oder das aktive oppositionelle Handeln gegenüber der Obrigkeit oder der Regierung
How do you pronounce "résistance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "résistance" is [ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "résistance" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "résistance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Rohrzucker#72,879Riesending#72,875Riedenburg#72,874schnuppert#72,902

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list