resume
[reˈsume]
The verdict
“resume” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #9,531 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #9,531
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 6
- letters
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 8
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resumir.
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 | resume |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [reˈsume] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #9,531 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 8 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “resume” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for resume is 6 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈsume]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,531 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for resume, with forms such as "ersume", "resmue", and "ressume". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "reúne", "resumo", "resumen", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 resume, spelled R-E-S-U-M-E.
Definition
- 1Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resumir.
- 2Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de resumir.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ersume,resmue,ressume,resuem,resumme,reusme,rresume,rseume
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resume - 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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “resume”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-S-U-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈsume] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “reúne” - see the side-by-side comparison. resume vs reúne
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish 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.