resolution
re·so·lu·tion/ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/noun
resolution is spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 4 syllables (re·so·lu·tion). It appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resolution means “A firm decision or an official decision” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resolution is resolutions.
How many letters and syllables are in resolution?
| Letters | 10: R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4: re·so·lu·tion |
| In writing | 39 times per million words; the 2,523rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is resolution?
Resolution appears 39 times per million words in written English, the 2,523rd 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 resolution?
- US /ˌɹɛzəˈluːʃ(ə)n/
- UK /ˌɹɛzəˈl(j)uʃ(ə)n/
Resolution has 4 syllables, split re·so·lu·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-resolution.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with resolution?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as resolution from its last stressed vowel (/uʃn/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of resolution
- resolutions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resolution mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A firm decision or an official decision.
- 2
A strong will; the state of being resolute.
His stalwart resolution is perhaps admirable, perhaps foolish.
- 3
A statement of intent, a vow.
By February, most New Year’s resolutions are forgotten.
- 4
The act of discerning detail.
- 5
The degree of fineness with which an image can be recorded or produced, often expressed as the number of pixels per unit of length (typically an inch).
Printing at higher resolution will cause a reduction in performance.
- 6
The number of pixels in an image being stored or displayed.
This monitor's maximum resolution is 1600 × 1200.
- 7
The process of determining the meaning of a symbol or address; the process of executing a link to it.
name resolution
- 8
The act or process of resolving: solving.
Near-synonyms: evaluation, calculation
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate resolution?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of resolution: res, rez.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resolution in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Beschluss, Entscheidung , Willensstärke, Tatkraft, Unbeirrtheit , Entschlossenheit |
| French | conviction , résolution, détermination |
| Portuguese | resolução , firmeza |
| Spanish | resolución, determinación |
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 resolution come from?
Recorded since 1412, as Middle English resolucioun (“dissolution”), either from Anglo-Norman resolucion or directly from Latin resolūtiō (“a loosening, solution”), from resolvō (“to loosen”), itself from the intensive prefix re- + solvō (“to loosen”). By surface analysis, recognizably related to resolve and -tion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).