resubmit

verb

"resubmit" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resubmit” is uncommon English (frequency #63,196 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,196
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To submit again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resubmit · resubmit · English

resubmit · rank #63,196 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,196
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH resveratrol

Nearest frequency peer: resveratrol (+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 “resubmit”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for resubmit
PropertyValue
Headwordresubmit
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#63,196
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “resubmit” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).resubmitfalls 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: “resveratrol” (#63,197), “reexamine” (#63,194), “retrovirus” (#63,198). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “resubmit” is #63,196. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

resubmit is uncommon English at frequency #63,196 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To submit again.".

resubmit doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + submit. The correct English form is resubmit, spelled R-E-S-U-B-M-I-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To submit again.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Shrewsbury MP Julia Buckley (Labour) said she was "determined" to see the application resubmitted "as soon as possible".

Etymology

From re- + submit.

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 "resubmit"?
"resubmit" is spelled R-E-S-U-B-M-I-T.
What does "resubmit" mean?
As a verb, "resubmit" means: To submit again.
What is the origin of the word "resubmit"?
From re- + submit. 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 "resubmit", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list