# reset

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹiːˈsɛt/ · frequency rank #9,246

## Definitions
1. To set back to the initial state.
2. To set to zero.
3. To adjust; to set or position differently.

## Etymology
From re- + set.

## Easily confused with
- **ret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-ret)
- **rest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rest)
- **rose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rose)
- **rise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rise)
- **rust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rust)
- **ruse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-ruse)
- **rises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rises)
- **roses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-roses)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-risen)
- **rests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rests)
- **resin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-resin)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rosen)
- **reuse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-reuse)
- **Reyes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-reyes)
- **revel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-revel)
- **riser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-riser)
- **rivet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-rivet)
- **result** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-result)
- **resort** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-resort)
- **resist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reset-vs-resist)

## Common misspellings (7)
`erset`, `reest`, `resett`, `resset`, `reste`, `rreset`, `rseet`

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