# resurgent

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #46,735

## Definitions
1. Undergoing a resurgence; experiencing renewed vigor or vitality.
2. Of a celestial object, moving upwards relative to the horizon after a period of having moved downwards.
3. Rising again, as from the dead.

## Etymology
From re- + surgent.

## Easily confused with
- **resurrect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resurgent-vs-resurrect)
- **recurrent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recurrent-vs-resurgent)
- **resurgence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resurgence-vs-resurgent)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ersurgent`, `resrugent`, `ressurgent`, `resugrent`, `resuregnt`, `resurgennt`, `resurgentt`, `resurgetn`, `resurggent`, `resurgnet`, `resurrgent`, `reusrgent`, `rresurgent`, `rseurgent`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/resurgent