ressentiment
/ɹəˌsɑ̃.tiˈmɑ̃/noun
ressentiment is spelled R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T: 12 letters and 4 syllables. It appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ressentiment means “A sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ressentiment is ressentiments.
How many letters and syllables are in ressentiment?
| Letters | 12: R-E-S-S-E-N-T-I-M-E-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 4 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 32 million words; the 173,967th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 ressentiment?
Ressentiment appears about once in every 32 million words in written English, the 173,967th 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 ressentiment?
- US /ɹəˌsɑ̃.tiˈmɑ̃/
- UK /ɹɛˌsɒ̃tɪˈmɒ̃/
Ressentiment has 4 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with ressentiment?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ressentiment from its last stressed vowel (/ɑ/):
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 ressentiment
- ressentiments plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ressentiment mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
obsoleteObsolete form of resentment.
- 2
A sense of resentment arising from deep-seated feelings of envy or hatred, leading the resentful one to blame it on an external agent.
If his attack on Christian morality and on other moralities is going to be worth anything he has got to be right about the effect of teaching pity and justice – that it merely hides the ressentiment of the weak while it does injury to the s
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ressentiment in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense resentment arising from envy and hatred:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ressentiment |
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 ressentiment come from?
Borrowed from French ressentiment, from an archaic usage of the verb ressentir, via Old French sentir from Latin sentiō, sentīre (“to feel”); in the second sense a semantic loan from German Ressentiment. Doublet of resentiment and resentment.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).