# remnant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛmnənt/ · frequency rank #19,681

## Definitions
1. A small portion remaining of a larger thing or group; part of a former whole.
2. The remaining fabric at the end of the bolt.
3. An unsold end of piece goods, as cloth, ribbons, carpets, etc.
4. The passionate, influential minority of radicals in a faction or party.

## Etymology
From Middle English, contraction of remenant, from Anglo-Norman remanant, present participle of remaindre, from Latin remaneō.

## Easily confused with
- **resonant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remnant-vs-resonant)
- **remand** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remand-vs-remnant)
- **rampant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rampant-vs-remnant)
- **reliant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reliant-vs-remnant)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ermnant`, `remannt`, `remmnant`, `remnannt`, `remnantt`, `remnatn`, `remnnant`, `remnnat`, `renmant`, `rmenant`, `rremnant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/remnant