resounding

/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/

//ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ// adj

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"resounding" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resounding” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,992. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,992
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resounding · resounding · English

resounding · rank #27,992 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,992
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH remediation

Nearest frequency peer: remediation (-2 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 “resounding”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “resounding” 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).

resounding vs rounding
80% similar
resounding vs responding
80% similar
resounding vs rebounding
90% similar

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

Key facts for resounding
PropertyValue
Headwordresounding
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#27,992
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “resounding”

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).resoundinglands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “remediation” (#27,990), “retract” (#27,994), “regularity” (#27,989). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “resounding” is #27,992. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around resounding (IPA /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,992 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for resounding, with forms such as "ersounding", "reosunding", and "resonuding". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "rounding", "responding", "rebounding", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From resound + -ing. The correct English form is resounding, spelled R-E-S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
  2. 2
    That causes reverberation.
  3. 3
    Emphatic, noteworthy.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He suddenly gave her a resounding kiss, which embarrassed me even more than his violence had done.
  2. We had a resounding win against the rival team.

Etymology

From resound + -ing.

This word in other languages

retumbante(Español)résonnant(Français)nachhallend(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersounding
  • reosunding
  • resonuding
  • resoudning
  • resoundding
  • resoundign
  • resoundingg
  • resoundinng
  • resoundnig
  • resounidng
  • resounnding
  • ressounding
  • resuonding
  • rresounding
  • rseounding

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resounding - 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.

ersounding2reosunding2resonuding2resoudning2resoundding1resoundign2resoundingg1resoundinng1
Edit distance from "resounding"

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 "resounding"?
"resounding" is spelled R-E-S-O-U-N-D-I-N-G. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/.
What does "resounding" mean?
As an adjective, "resounding" means: Having a deep, rich sound; mellow and resonant.
What words are commonly confused with "resounding"?
"resounding" is commonly confused with "rounding", "responding", "rebounding". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resounding"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resounding" is /ɹɪˈzaʊn.dɪŋ/. 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 "resounding"?
From resound + -ing. 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 "resounding", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regularity#27,989secularism#28,012subversion#28,038terminally#28,049

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

organically15 variantssufficiency15 variantsundetected15 variantsuniformity15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list