resit
verb, noun
resit is spelled R-E-S-I-T: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, resit means “To take an examination a second time” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resit?
| Letters | 5: R-E-S-I-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 13 million words; the 107,757th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is resit?
Resit appears about once in every 13 million words in written English, the 107,757th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resit?
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resit.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-resit2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resit
- resits present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- resitting participle, present
- resat participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resit mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take an examination a second time.
noun
- 1
An examination taken a second time.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resit in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | repasser , rattrapage, examen de rattrapage, examen de passage, repêche |
| German | Wiederholungsprüfung |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does resit come from?
From re- + sit.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).