# resistant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹəˈzɪstənt/ · frequency rank #7,277

## Definitions
1. A person who resists; especially a member of a resistance movement.
2. A thing which resists.

## Etymology
From French résistant; equivalent to resist + -ant.

## Easily confused with
- **resisting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resistant-vs-resisting)
- **resultant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resistant-vs-resultant)
- **resistance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resistance-vs-resistant)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ersistant`, `reisstant`, `resisatnt`, `resisstant`, `resistannt`, `resistantt`, `resistatn`, `resistnat`, `resisttant`, `resitsant`, `ressistant`, `ressitant`, `rresistant`, `rseistant`

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