resource
/ˈɹisɔɹs/noun, verb
resource is spelled R-E-S-O-U-R-C-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, resource means “Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of resource is resources.
How many letters and syllables are in resource?
| Letters | 8: R-E-S-O-U-R-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 25 times per million words; the 3,683rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is resource?
Resource appears 25 times per million words in written English, the 3,683rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce resource?
- UK /ɹɪˈzɔːs/
- UK /ɹɪˈsɔːs/
- US /ˈɹisɔɹs/
Resource has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-resource2.ogg, En-us-resource.ogg, En-ca-resource.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with resource?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as resource (/isɔɹs/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: recourse.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of resource
- resources plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- resourcing participle, present
- resourced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does resource mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something that one uses to achieve an objective, e.g. raw materials or personnel.
- 2
A person's capacity to deal with difficulty.
a man or woman of resource
- 3
Something that can be used to help achieve an aim, especially a book, equipment, etc. that provides information for teachers and students.
- 4
Hardware or software that is accessible by a computer, network, or another object connected to a computer.
verb
- 1
To supply with resources.
- 2
To source anew or differently; to find or provide a new source for.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate resource?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of resource: Res..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Resource in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ressource |
| German | Ressource, Mittel, Rohstoff, Quelle, Einsatzmittel, Betriebsmittel |
| Portuguese | recurso, expediente |
| Spanish | recurso , surtir, abastecer, dotar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does resource come from?
Borrowed from Middle French ressource, from Old French resourse, resource (“a source, spring”), from resourdre, from Latin resurgō (“to rise again, spring up anew”). Equivalent to re- + source. See resourd, resurgent, source.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).