# resistor

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈzɪstə/ · frequency rank #28,694

## Definitions
1. One who resists, especially a person who fights against an occupying army.
2. An electric component that transmits current in direct proportion to the voltage across it.

## Etymology
From resist + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **resist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resist-vs-resistor)
- **register** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/register-vs-resistor)
- **resisted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resisted-vs-resistor)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ersistor`, `reisstor`, `resisotr`, `resisstor`, `resistorr`, `resistro`, `resisttor`, `resitsor`, `ressistor`, `ressitor`, `rresistor`, `rseistor`

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