resound

/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/

//ɹɪˈzaʊnd// verb

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

The verdict

“resound” is uncommon English (frequency #69,390 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#69,390
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make (sounds), or to speak (words), loudly or reverberatingly.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resound · resound · English

resound · rank #69,390 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #69,390
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH repeatability

Nearest frequency peer: repeatability (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “resound”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “resound” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for resound
PropertyValue
Headwordresound
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈzaʊnd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#69,390
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “resound” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).resoundfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “repeatability” (#69,389), “rhein” (#69,392), “Reni” (#69,386). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “resound” is #69,390. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

resound is uncommon English at frequency #69,390 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ɹɪˈzaʊnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 9 senses are on record.

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.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. VVith noyſe vvhereof the quyre of Byrds reſounded / their anthemes ſvveet devized of loues prayſe, / that all the vvoods theyr ecchoes back rebounded, / as if they knevv the meaning of their layes.
  2. [T]ho' Nations, vvhich conſult / Their Gain, at thy Expence, reſound Applauſe.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list