resend
/ɹiːˈsɛnd/verb, noun
resend is spelled R-E-S-E-N-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, resend means “To send again” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resend?
| Letters | 6: R-E-S-E-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 80,453rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is resend?
Resend appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 80,453rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resend?
- /ɹiːˈsɛnd/
As a noun (“The act of sending again”): /ˈɹiːsɛnd/.
Resend has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resend1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resend2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with resend?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as resend.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: sender.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of resend
- resends present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- resending participle, present
- resent participle, past
- re-send
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resend mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To send again.
I didn't get your email. You'll have to resend it.
- 2
To send back.
- 3
To forward (something received), especially a message.
noun
- 1
The act of sending again.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resend in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense send again:
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does resend come from?
From re- + send. Attested since the 1550s.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).