resolute
/ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/adjective, noun
resolute is spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data, counting Resolute, the name). As an adjective, resolute means “Firm, unyielding, determined” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in resolute?
| Letters | 8: R-E-S-O-L-U-T-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,745th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is resolute?
Resolute appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,745th most frequent word form in the list. The list counts every capitalisation together, so this includes Resolute, the name.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resolute?
- /ˈɹɛ.zəˌl(j)uːt/
- /ˌɹɛ.zəˈl(j)uːt/
Resolute has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-resolute.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of resolute
- more resolute comparative
- most resolute superlative
- resolutes plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resolute mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Firm, unyielding, determined.
She was resolute in her determination to resist his romantic advances.
- 2
obsoleteConvinced; satisfied; sure.
noun
- 1
A determined person; one showing resolution.
- 2
A projection onto an arbitrary vector.
vector resolute
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resolute in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense firm, unyielding, determined:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | résolu, résolue, ferme, déterminé, déterminée |
| German | entschieden, entschlossen, resolut |
| Portuguese | resoluto, resoluta |
| Spanish | resoluto |
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 resolute come from?
From Latin resolutus (“released”), past participle of resolvō (“to release, to unbind”) (re- + solvō, whence solve). Compare typologically Russian реши́тельный (rešítelʹnyj) (< реши́ть (rešítʹ)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).