resign

/ɹɪˈzaɪn/

//ɹɪˈzaɪn// verb

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"resign" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resign” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,490. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,490
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To give up; to relinquish ownership of.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resign · resign · English

resign · rank #7,490 · 9 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,490
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH realizing

Nearest frequency peer: realizing (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Frequency neighbourhood for “resign”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “resign” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

resign vs resin
83% similar
resign vs resist
67% similar
resign vs Reston
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for resign
PropertyValue
Headwordresign
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈzaɪn/
Letters6
Frequency rank#7,490
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “resign” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).resignlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “realizing” (#7,489), “revealing” (#7,491), “Rico” (#7,492). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around resign (IPA /ɹɪˈzaɪn/), averb. Corpus frequency is #7,490 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for resign, with forms such as "ersign", "reisgn", and "resgin". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "resin", "resist", "Reston", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign. The correct English form is resign, spelled R-E-S-I-G-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
  2. 2
    To hand over (something to someone), place into the care or control of another.
  3. 3
    To voluntarily leave (a job or position), in particular a hard-fought position of high status.
  4. 4
    To submit passively; to give up as hopeless or inevitable.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how resign appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. And if the perfection of well-speaking might bring any glorie sutable unto a great personage, Scipio and Lelius would never have resigned the honour of their Comedies[…]unto an Affrican servant[…].
  2. I am resigning in protest of the unfair treatment of our employees.

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign.

Synonyms

quit

This word in other languages

renunciar(Español)abandonner(Français)zurücktreten(Deutsch)resignar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersign
  • reisgn
  • resgin
  • resiggn
  • resignn
  • resing
  • ressign
  • rresign
  • rseign

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resign - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ersign2reisgn2resgin2resiggn1resignn1resing2ressign1rresign1
Edit distance from "resign"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resign"?
"resign" is spelled R-E-S-I-G-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈzaɪn/.
What does "resign" mean?
As a verb, "resign" means: To give up; to relinquish ownership of.
What words are commonly confused with "resign"?
"resign" is commonly confused with "resin", "resist", "Reston". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resign"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resign" is /ɹɪˈzaɪn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "resign"?
From Anglo-Norman resigner, Middle French resigner, and its source, Latin resignāre (“to unseal, annul, assign, resign”), from re- + signāre (“to seal, stamp”). Piecewise doublet of re-sign. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "resign", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

robbery9 variantsmadness9 variantskissing9 variantsgrande9 variants

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  • 9 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #7,490 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list