resound

/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/

//ɹɪˈzaʊnd// verb

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"resound" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resound” is an uncommon English word, ranked #69,390 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#69,390
frequency rank, English
7
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.

Key facts for resound
PropertyValue
Headwordresound
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “resound” sits in English frequency

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

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for resound is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/. Corpus data places it at rank #69,390 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for resound, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From both of the following: * From Late Middle English resounen (“to return with an echo, resound; to make a sound, to sound; of speech or writing: to announce a theme”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman resoner, resouner [and other forms], Middle French… The correct English form is resound, spelled R-E-S-O-U-N-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.
  2. 2
    Of a place: to cause (a sound) to reverberate; to echo.
  3. 3
    To praise or spread the fame of (someone or something) with the voice or the sound of musical instruments; to celebrate, to extol; also, to declare (someone) to be a certain thing.
  4. 4
    To repeat (another's words, opinions, etc.).
  5. 5
    Of a place: to reverberate with sound or noise.
  6. 6
    Of a sound, a voice, etc.: to reverberate; to ring.
  7. 7
    Especially of a musical instrument: to make a (deep or reverberating) sound; also, to make sounds continuously.
  8. 8
    Of an event: to have a major effect in a certain place or time.
  9. 9
    Of a person, their reputation, etc.: to be much lauded or mentioned.

Etymology

From both of the following: * From Late Middle English resounen (“to return with an echo, resound; to make a sound, to sound; of speech or writing: to announce a theme”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman resoner, resouner [and other forms], Middle French resoner, and Old French resoner (“to make a (deep or echoing) sound; of sounds: to echo; to ring; of one’s name or actions: to be frequently recounted; of a place: to re-echo or ring with sound”) (modern French résonner), from Latin resonāre, the present active infinitive of resonō (“to ring or sound again, re-echo, resound; to call repeatedly; to give back the sound of (something), re-echo or resound (something)”), from re- (prefix meaning ‘again’) + sonō (“to make a noise, resound, sound; to sound (something); to speak or utter (something); to call, cry out; to celebrate; to extol, praise; to sing”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swenh₂- (“to sound”)). * From re- (prefix meaning ‘again, anew’) + sound (“to produce a sound”). Cognates * Catalan ressonar * Italian resonare (obsolete), risonare * Old Occitan resonar * Portuguese ressoar, ressonar, resonar (obsolete) * Spanish resonar

This word in other languages

résonner(Français)erklingen(Deutsch)ressoar(Português)

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 "resound"?
"resound" is spelled R-E-S-O-U-N-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/.
What does "resound" mean?
As a verb, "resound" means: To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.
How do you pronounce "resound"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resound" is /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/. 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 "resound"?
From both of the following: * From Late Middle English resounen (“to return with an echo, resound; to make a sound, to sound; of speech or writing: to announce a theme”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman resoner, resouner [and other forms], Mid... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “resound”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-O-U-N-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list