resole
verb
resole is a verb meaning “To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled R-E-S-O-L-E, and it appears about once in every 91 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does resole mean?
verb
- 1
To replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear.
I had to resole one of my boots after I stepped on a nail.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of resole
- resoles present, singular, he/she/it
- resoling participle, present
- resoled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is resole?
Resole appears about once in every 91 million words in written English, the 305,310th 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).
Resole in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to replace or reattach the sole of an article of footwear:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ressemeler |
| German | neu besohlen |
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 resole come from?
From re- + sole.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).