resurrect
/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/
"resurrect" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“resurrect” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #26,941 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #26,941
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 12
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
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 | resurrect |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #26,941 |
| Misspellings tracked | 12 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “resurrect” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for resurrect is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,941 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for resurrect, with forms such as "ersurrect", "resrurect", and "ressurrect". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "recurrent", "resurgent", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection. The correct English form is resurrect, spelled R-E-S-U-R-R-E-C-T.
Definition
- 1To raise from the dead; to bring life back to.
- 2To rise from the dead; to return to life.
- 3To restore to a working state.
- 4To bring back to view or attention; to reinstate.
Etymology
From Latin resurrēct-, past participial stem of resurgō, after resurrection.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ersurrect,resrurect,ressurrect,resurect,resurerct,resurrcet,resurrecct,resurrectt,resurretc,reusrrect,rresurrect,rseurrect
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resurrect - 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 “resurrect”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-U-R-R-E-C-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “recurrent” - see the side-by-side comparison. resurrect vs recurrent
- 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.