resolution

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“resolution” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #40,465. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#40,465
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Réponse d’un problème.

Corpus desk

Index FR-resolution · resolution · French

resolution · rank #40,465 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #40,465
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH respiré

Nearest frequency peer: respiré (+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 « resolution »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « resolution » 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).

resolution vs revolution
90% similar
resolution vs résolutions
82% similar
resolution vs révolutions
73% similar

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

Key facts for resolution
PropertyValue
Headwordresolution
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#40,465
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « resolution »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).resolutionse 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 « respiré » (#40,466), « reparte » (#40,463), « renseignent » (#40,462). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « resolution » est au #40,465. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around resolution, anoun. Corpus frequency is #40,465 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for resolution, with forms such as "ersolution", "reoslution", and "resloution". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "revolution", "résolutions", "révolutions", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is resolution, spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Réponse d’un problème.
  2. 2
    Motion, résolution.
  3. 3
    Définition (de vidéo).

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. The video resolution on this monitor is 1280 x 1024.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersolution
  • reoslution
  • resloution
  • resollution
  • resoltuion
  • resoluiton
  • resolutino
  • resolutionn
  • resolutoin
  • resoluttion
  • resoultion
  • ressolution
  • rresolution
  • rseolution

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ersolution2reoslution2resloution2resollution1resoltuion2resoluiton2resolutino2resolutionn1
Edit distance from "resolution"

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 "resolution"?
"resolution" is spelled R-E-S-O-L-U-T-I-O-N.
What does "resolution" mean?
As a noun, "resolution" means: Réponse d’un problème.
What words are commonly confused with "resolution"?
"resolution" is commonly confused with "revolution", "résolutions", "révolutions". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "resolution" come from?
"resolution" 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.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pyramidale#40,445Schaerbeek#40,491prostitués#40,438propulseur#40,437

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

reichstag14 variantspréférera14 variantsprincière14 variantsprestance14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list