résistant

\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃\

/\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“résistant” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,614. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,614
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui oppose de la résistance ; qui est solide.

Corpus desk

Index FR-resistant · résistant · French

résistant · rank #8,614 · 15 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,614
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH salons

Nearest frequency peer: salons (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « résistant »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « résistant » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

résistant vs restant
67% similar
résistant vs résultant
78% similar
résistant vs résistent
89% similar

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

Key facts for résistant
PropertyValue
Headwordrésistant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,614
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « résistant »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).résistantse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « salons » (#8,615), « respectent » (#8,612), « sapin » (#8,616). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « résistant » est au #8,614. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around résistant (IPA \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #8,614 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for résistant, with forms such as "resistant", "rrésistant", and "rséistant". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "restant", "résultant", "résistent", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is résistant, spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui oppose de la résistance ; qui est solide.
  2. 2
    D'une santé solide, qui résiste aux maladies, aux infections.
  3. 3
    Qui est doté d'une résistance électrique.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Une végétation arbustive, résistante à la sécheresse occupe les faces exposées au sud.
  2. La peau de cet animal est ferme et résistante.

Antonyms

fragile

This word in other languages

resistant(English)résistente(Español)widerstandsfähig(Deutsch)resistente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • resistant
  • rrésistant
  • rséistant
  • réisstant
  • résisatnt
  • résisstant
  • résistannt
  • résistantt
  • résistatn
  • résistnat
  • résisttant
  • résitsant
  • réssistant
  • réssitant
  • érsistant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of résistant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

resistant1rrésistant1rséistant2réisstant2résisatnt2résisstant1résistannt1résistantt1
Edit distance from "résistant"

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 "résistant"?
"résistant" is spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃\.
What does "résistant" mean?
As an adjective, "résistant" means: Qui oppose de la résistance ; qui est solide.
What words are commonly confused with "résistant"?
"résistant" is commonly confused with "restant", "résultant", "résistent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "résistant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "résistant" is \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "résistant" come from?
"résistant" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

regardait#8,610subissent#8,622précieuse#8,603sympathie#8,626

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

longuement15 variantsbiologiques15 variantsimpliquant15 variantschancelier15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list