resonance

/ˈɹɛzənəns/

//ˈɹɛzənəns// noun

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"resonance" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resonance” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,131. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,131
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality of being resonant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resonance · resonance · English

resonance · rank #12,131 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,131
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH refresh

Nearest frequency peer: refresh (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “resonance”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “resonance” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

resonance vs resonate
78% similar
resonance vs resonant
78% similar
resonance vs refinance
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for resonance
PropertyValue
Headwordresonance
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈɹɛzənəns/
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,131
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “resonance”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).resonancelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “refresh” (#12,130), “ruthless” (#12,132), “salvage” (#12,133). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “resonance” is #12,131. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around resonance (IPA /ˈɹɛzənəns/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,131 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for resonance, with forms such as "ersonance", "reosnance", and "resnoance". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "resonate", "resonant", "refinance", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“I resound”). The correct English form is resonance, spelled R-E-S-O-N-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being resonant.
  2. 2
    A resonant sound, echo, or reverberation, such as that produced by blowing over the top of a bottle.
  3. 3
    The sound produced by a hollow body part such as the chest cavity upon auscultation, especially that produced while the patient is speaking.
  4. 4
    Something that evokes an association, or a strong emotion; something that strikes a chord.
  5. 5
    The increase in the amplitude of an oscillation of a system under the influence of a periodic force whose frequency is close to that of the system's natural frequency.
  6. 6
    A short-lived subatomic particle or state of atomic excitation that results from the collision of atomic particles.
  7. 7
    An increase in the strength or duration of a musical tone produced by sympathetic vibration.
  8. 8
    The property of a compound that can be visualized as having two structures differing only in the distribution of electrons.
  9. 9
    An influence of the gravitational forces of one orbiting object on the orbit of another, causing periodic perturbations.
  10. 10
    The condition where the inductive and capacitive reactances have equal magnitude.
  11. 11
    A quality of human relationship with the world.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how resonance appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The leiter-wagons contained great, square boxes, with handles of thick rope; these were evidently empty by the ease with which the Slovaks handled them, and by their resonance as they were roughly moved.
  2. He passed on, and the lights and cries of the station dropped away, merged in a wider haze and a hollower resonance, as the train gathered itself up with a long shake and rolled out again into the darkness.

Etymology

From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“I resound”).

This word in other languages

resonancia(Español)résonance(Français)Resonanz(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersonance
  • reosnance
  • resnoance
  • resoannce
  • resonacne
  • resonancce
  • resonanec
  • resonannce
  • resonence
  • resonnace
  • resonnance
  • ressonance
  • rresonance
  • rseonance

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resonance - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ersonance2reosnance2resnoance2resoannce2resonacne2resonancce1resonanec2resonannce1
Edit distance from "resonance"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resonance"?
"resonance" is spelled R-E-S-O-N-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈɹɛzənəns/.
What does "resonance" mean?
As a noun, "resonance" means: The quality of being resonant.
What words are commonly confused with "resonance"?
"resonance" is commonly confused with "resonate", "resonant", "refinance". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resonance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resonance" is /ˈɹɛzənəns/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "resonance"?
From Old French resonance (French résonance), from Latin resonantia (“echo”), from resonō (“I resound”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "resonance", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list