Resistenz

/[ʁezɪsˈtɛnt͡s]/ noun

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,172

in German word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

3

similar word pairs

Resistenz is aGermannoun. It means: Widerstandsfähigkeit einfacher Organismen (besonders: Krankheitserreger) gegen bestimmte Substanzen (besonders: Medikamente) und Einflüsse. Pronounced [ʁezɪsˈtɛnt͡s]. Often confused with reisten and Residenz.

Key facts for Resistenz
PropertyValue
HeadwordResistenz
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁezɪsˈtɛnt͡s]
Letters9
Frequency rank#40,172
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Resistenz in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Resistenz is 9 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ʁezɪsˈtɛnt͡s]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,172 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for Resistenz, with forms such as "ersistenz", "reisstenz", and "resisetnz". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "reisten", "Residenz", "resistent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Resistenz, spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-E-N-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Widerstandsfähigkeit einfacher Organismen (besonders: Krankheitserreger) gegen bestimmte Substanzen (besonders: Medikamente) und Einflüsse.
  2. 2
    Widerstand

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersistenz,reisstenz,resisetnz,resisstenz,resistennz,resistenzz,resistezn,resistnez,resisttenz,resitsenz,ressistenz,ressitenz,rresistenz,rseistenz

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Resistenz

Misspelling Variants of "Resistenz"

ersistenz9reisstenz9resisetnz9resisstenz10resistennz10resistenzz10resistezn9resistnez9
Misspelling Variants of "Resistenz"

Frequency rank: #40,172 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Resistenz"?
"Resistenz" is spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-E-N-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁezɪsˈtɛnt͡s].
What does "Resistenz" mean?
As a noun, "Resistenz" means: Widerstandsfähigkeit einfacher Organismen (besonders: Krankheitserreger) gegen bestimmte Substanzen (besonders: Medikamente) und Einflüsse.
What words are commonly confused with "Resistenz"?
"Resistenz" is commonly confused with "reisten", "Residenz", "resistent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Resistenz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Resistenz" is [ʁezɪsˈtɛnt͡s]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Resistenz" come from?
"Resistenz" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.