# resilient

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈzɪl.jənt/ · frequency rank #15,044

## Definitions
1. Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
2. Returning quickly to original shape after force is applied; elastic. (of objects or substances)
3. Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)
4. Returning quickly to normal after damaging events or conditions. (of systems, organisms or people)

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Italic *wre-
Latin re-
Proto-Indo-European *sel-der.
Proto-Italic *saljō
Latin saliō
Latin resiliō
Proto-Indo-European *-onts
Latin -ns
Latin -ēns
Latin resiliēnsder.
English resilient
Borrowed from Latin resiliēns (“rebounding”, present active participle of resiliō).

## Easily confused with
- **resident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resident-vs-resilient)
- **recipient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recipient-vs-resilient)
- **resilience** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resilience-vs-resilient)
- **resiliency** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resiliency-vs-resilient)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ersilient`, `reislient`, `resiilent`, `resileint`, `resiliennt`, `resilientt`, `resilietn`, `resilinet`, `resillient`, `resliient`, `ressilient`, `rresilient`, `rseilient`

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