resuscitation

noun

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"resuscitation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“resuscitation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,733. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,733
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of resuscitating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-resuscitation · resuscitation · English

resuscitation · rank #31,733 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,733
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH revocation

Nearest frequency peer: revocation (+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 “resuscitation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “resuscitation” 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
Key facts for resuscitation
PropertyValue
Headwordresuscitation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#31,733
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “resuscitation”

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).resuscitationlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “revocation” (#31,734), “resell” (#31,731), “Richland” (#31,735). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “resuscitation” is #31,733. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around resuscitation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,733 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act of resuscitating.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for resuscitation, with forms such as "ersuscitation", "ressucitation", and "ressuscitation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion. The correct English form is resuscitation, spelled R-E-S-U-S-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of resuscitating.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. If the depletion had cured a bad cold, or averted a slight fever, and the patient came down declaring she was well, yet looking very ill, and an officious caller recommended "beef-tea, calves' foot jellies, or a glass of old port," Lady Anne, who well knew the value of such nutriments, seeing she constantly used them, would observe in reply, "at her time…

Etymology

From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion.

This word in other languages

resucitación(Español)résuscitation(Français)Wiederbelebung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersuscitation
  • ressucitation
  • ressuscitation
  • resucsitation
  • resusccitation
  • resusciattion
  • resuscitaiton
  • resuscitasion
  • resuscitatino
  • resuscitationn
  • resuscitatoin
  • resuscitattion
  • resuscittaion
  • resuscittation
  • resusctiation
  • resusictation
  • resusscitation
  • reusscitation
  • rresuscitation
  • rseuscitation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resuscitation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ersuscitation2ressucitation2ressuscitation1resucsitation2resusccitation1resusciattion2resuscitaiton2resuscitasion1
Edit distance from "resuscitation"

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 "resuscitation"?
"resuscitation" is spelled R-E-S-U-S-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "resuscitation" mean?
As a noun, "resuscitation" means: The act of resuscitating.
What are common misspellings of "resuscitation"?
Common misspellings include "ersuscitation", "ressucitation", "ressuscitation", "resucsitation", "resusccitation". The correct spelling is "resuscitation".
What is the origin of the word "resuscitation"?
From Middle English resuscitacion, from Old French ressuscitacion and Latin resuscitātio. Equivalent to resuscitate + -ion. 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 "resuscitation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

sequestration#31,760straightening#31,781ophthalmology#31,681thermodynamic#31,796

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

magnification20 variantsdeterministic20 variantsdenominational20 variantsconsecutively20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list