# resonant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɹɛzənənt/ · frequency rank #24,572

## Definitions
1. Resounding, echoing.
2. Adjusted as to dimensions so that currents or electric surgings are produced by the passage of electric waves of a given frequency.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French résonnant or Latin resonāre (“to resound”).

## Easily confused with
- **resonate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resonant-vs-resonate)
- **remnant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/remnant-vs-resonant)
- **resonance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resonance-vs-resonant)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ersonant`, `reosnant`, `resnoant`, `resoannt`, `resonannt`, `resonantt`, `resonatn`, `resonnant`, `resonnat`, `ressonant`, `rresonant`, `rseonant`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/resonant