resumption

noun

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

The verdict

“resumption” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,904. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,904
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of resuming or starting something again.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resumption · resumption · English

resumption · rank #25,904 · 16 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #25,904
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH respondent

Nearest frequency peer: respondent (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “resumption”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “resumption” 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).

resumption vs redemption
80% similar

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

Key facts for resumption
PropertyValue
Headwordresumption
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,904
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “resumption”

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).resumptionlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “respondent” (#25,903), “retailing” (#25,905), “retrograde” (#25,906). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “resumption” is #25,904. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around resumption, anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,904 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for resumption, with forms such as "ersumption", "resmuption", and "ressumption". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "redemption", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is resumption, spelled R-E-S-U-M-P-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of resuming or starting something again.
  2. 2
    Eminent domain.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. And that supremacy was confirmed six minutes after the resumption with their second goal. Dzeko was again involved, slipping a neat pass through to the foraging Toure, who poked a right-foot finish past Butt.
  2. But Murphy remains upbeat about the longer-term prospect of recovery and a resumption of the record growth in passenger volumes experienced in the UK in the two decades following privatisation.

Synonyms

restart

This word in other languages

Wiederaufnahme(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersumption
  • resmuption
  • ressumption
  • resummption
  • resumpiton
  • resumpption
  • resumpsion
  • resumptino
  • resumptionn
  • resumptoin
  • resumpttion
  • resumtpion
  • resupmtion
  • reusmption
  • rresumption
  • rseumption

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resumption - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ersumption2resmuption2ressumption1resummption1resumpiton2resumpption1resumpsion1resumptino2
Edit distance from "resumption"

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 "resumption"?
"resumption" is spelled R-E-S-U-M-P-T-I-O-N.
What does "resumption" mean?
As a noun, "resumption" means: The act of resuming or starting something again.
What words are commonly confused with "resumption"?
"resumption" is commonly confused with "redemption". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "resumption" come from?
"resumption" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "resumption", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

respondent#25,903retrograde#25,906salmonella#25,916persuading#25,878

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

penultimate16 variantsmaneuvering16 variantsleaderboard16 variantsarchdiocese16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list