résilience

\ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\

/\ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“résilience” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #20,561 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#20,561
frequency rank, French
10
letters
15
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Rapport entre l’énergie nécessaire pour briser un métal et la surface de la section brisée.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

résilience vs residence
70% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for résilience
PropertyValue
Headwordrésilience
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\
Letters10
Frequency rank#20,561
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “résilience” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). résilience lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for résilience is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\. Corpus data places it at rank #20,561 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for résilience, with forms such as "resilience", "rrésilience", and "rséilience". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "residence", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is résilience, spelled R-É-S-I-L-I-E-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rapport entre l’énergie nécessaire pour briser un métal et la surface de la section brisée.
  2. 2
    Propriété physique d’un matériau de retrouver sa forme après avoir été comprimé ou déformé, élasticité.
  3. 3
    Capacité d’une personne ou d’une société à résister ou à s’adapter à une épreuve brutale et à en tirer parti pour se renforcer.
  4. 4
    Capacité d’un être doué de sensibilité à entamer une reconstruction psychique, rendue possible par son environnement, après avoir subi un ou des psychotraumatismes gravement déstructurants.
  5. 5
    (Système) Capacité à absorber une perturbation, à se réorganiser, et à continuer de fonctionner de la même manière qu’avant.
  6. 6
    Capacité d’un écosystème, d’une population ou d’une espèce à persister ou à maintenir son fonctionnement face à une perturbation exogène.

Antonyms

subsidence

This word in other languages

resilience(English)resiliencia(Español)resiliência(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: resilience,rrésilience,rséilience,réislience,résiilence,résileince,résiliecne,résiliencce,résilienec,résiliennce,résilinece,résillience,résliience,réssilience,érsilience

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of résilience - 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.

resilience1rrésilience1rséilience2réislience2résiilence2résileince2résiliecne2résiliencce1
Edit distance from "résilience"

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "résilience"?
"résilience" is spelled R-É-S-I-L-I-E-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\.
What does "résilience" mean?
As a noun, "résilience" means: Rapport entre l’énergie nécessaire pour briser un métal et la surface de la section brisée.
What words are commonly confused with "résilience"?
"résilience" is commonly confused with "residence". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "résilience"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "résilience" is \ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "résilience" come from?
"résilience" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “résilience”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-I-L-I-E-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.zi.ljɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “residence” - see the side-by-side comparison. résilience vs residence
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list