résumé
/ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/
"resume" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“résumé” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #35,924 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #35,924
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of resume (“a summary, especially of employment history”).
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | résumé |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #35,924 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “résumé” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for résumé is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/. Corpus data places it at rank #35,924 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative spelling of resume (“a summary, especially of employment history”).".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for résumé, with forms such as "rrésumé", "rséumé", and "résmué". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "reuse", "revue", "resumed", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume. The correct English form is résumé, spelled R-É-S-U-M-É.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of resume (“a summary, especially of employment history”).
Etymology
Borrowed from French résumé, past participle of résumer (“to summarize”), from Latin resūmere (“to take back”); compare resume.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: rrésumé,rséumé,résmué,réssumé,résummé,résuém,réusmé,érsumé
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of résumé - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “résumé”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-É-S-U-M-É - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reuse” - see the side-by-side comparison. résumé vs reuse
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.