résistible
\ʁe.zi.stibl\
The verdict
“résistible” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À qui ou à quoi l'on peut résister.
Corpus desk
Index FR-resistible · résistible · French
résistible · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | résistible |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ʁe.zi.stibl\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
résistible is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.zi.stibl\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "À qui ou à quoi l'on peut résister.".
résistible has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is résistible, spelled R-É-S-I-S-T-I-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1À qui ou à quoi l'on peut résister.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how résistible appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La résistible superpuissance russe.
Ainsi se termine la glorieuse démonstration de Cannes, où, pour la première fois, je pris conscience de n’être plus guère, dans la joyeuse bande, qu’un vieil accessoire utilisable à la rigueur pour faire la foule autour de la résistible ascension de l’enfant prodige.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.