# resin

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛzɪn/ · frequency rank #12,850

## Definitions
1. A viscous water-insoluble hydrocarbon exudate of certain plants, or such a substance as a component of a plant exudate; used in lacquers, varnishes and many other applications.
2. Any synthetic compound of similar properties.

## Etymology
From Middle English resyn, resyne, from Old French résine, from Latin resīna. Doublet of rosin.

## Easily confused with
- **rin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rin)
- **RSI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rsi)
- **rest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rest)
- **ruin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-ruin)
- **robin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-robin)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-risen)
- **rests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rests)
- **Rosie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rosie)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rosen)
- **Rubin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rubin)
- **ronin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-ronin)
- **Revis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-revis)
- **rising** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rising)
- **resist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-resist)
- **retain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-retain)
- **retina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-retina)
- **rewind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-rewind)
- **Reston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-reston)
- **resting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-resting)
- **reusing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resin-vs-reusing)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ersin`, `reisn`, `resinn`, `resni`, `ressin`, `rresin`, `rsein`

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