# resemble

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈzɛmbəl/ · frequency rank #10,754

## Definitions
1. To be like or similar to (something); to represent as similar.
2. To compare; to regard as similar, to liken.
3. To counterfeit; to imitate.
4. To cause to imitate or be like; to make similar.

## Etymology
From Middle English resemblen, from Anglo-Norman resembler, ressembler, from re- + sembler (“to seem”). By surface analysis, re- + semble.

## Easily confused with
- **resembled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resemble-vs-resembled)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ersemble`, `reesmble`, `resebmle`, `resembble`, `resembel`, `resemblle`, `resemlbe`, `resemmble`, `resmeble`, `ressemble`, `rresemble`, `rseemble`

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