resentir

[resẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]

/[resẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]/ verb

The verdict

“resentir” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #94,561 among 4,151 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,561
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Causar dolor, enojo, tristeza, ofensa o rencor; lastimar los sentimientos de alguien.

Corpus desk

Index ES-resentir · resentir · Spanish

resentir · rank #94,561 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,561
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH repubblica

Nearest frequency peer: repubblica (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “resentir”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “resentir” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for resentir
PropertyValue
Headwordresentir
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[resẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,561
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “resentir” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).resentircae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “repubblica” (#94,560), “respetaré” (#94,562), “reponga” (#94,559). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “resentir” va en #94,561. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

resentir is uncommon Spanish at frequency #94,561 among 4,151 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [resẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for resentir in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is resentir, spelled R-E-S-E-N-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Causar dolor, enojo, tristeza, ofensa o rencor; lastimar los sentimientos de alguien.
  2. 2
    Causar debilidad, hacer disminuir la fuerza, tamaño o vitalidad de algo o de alguien.
  3. 3
    Quedar en un estado inferior al que se tenía antes, especialmente en términos de hacerse más débil, vulnerable o reducido.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Pero admito que el arrancón con Leonardo me partió el alma y a él también lo resintió y hasta la fecha tenemos los dos esa lastimadura
  2. Tanta actividad lo resintió. Para agosto, su palidez impresionaba

This word in other languages

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resentir"?
"resentir" is spelled R-E-S-E-N-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is [resẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ].
What does "resentir" mean?
As a verb, "resentir" means: Causar dolor, enojo, tristeza, ofensa o rencor; lastimar los sentimientos de alguien.
How do you pronounce "resentir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resentir" is [resẽn̪ˈt̪iɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list