résoudre

\ʁe.zudʁ\

/\ʁe.zudʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“résoudre” is a regularly-used French word, ranked #2,961 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#2,961
frequency rank, French
8
letters
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Décomposer un corps en ses éléments.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

résoudre vs retordre
63% similar
résoudre vs répondre
75% similar
résoudre vs résoudra
88% similar

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

Key facts for résoudre
PropertyValue
Headwordrésoudre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁe.zudʁ\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,961
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “résoudre” 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). résoudre 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 résoudre is 8 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ʁe.zudʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #2,961 in overall French word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for résoudre, with forms such as "resoudre", "rrésoudre", and "rséoudre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "retordre", "répondre", "résoudra", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is résoudre, spelled R-É-S-O-U-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Décomposer un corps en ses éléments.
  2. 2
    Faire disparaître peu à peu et sans suppuration.
  3. 3
    Casser, annuler un acte par un acte contraire.
  4. 4
    Trouver la solution, solutionner, donner une explication satisfaisante à un cas douteux, une question.
  5. 5
    Faire entendre l’intervalle, l’accord consonant qui met fin à une dissonance dont l’oreille attend la terminaison.
  6. 6
    Arrêter une décision ; décider une chose.
  7. 7
    Parvenir à voir quelque chose, arriver à le distinguer (l’appareil a une résolution suffisante).

Synonyms

remédierrésolver

This word in other languages

resolve(English)solucionar(Español)zergliedern(Deutsch)dissolver(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: resoudre,rrésoudre,rséoudre,réosudre,résodure,résouddre,résouder,résoudrre,résourde,réssoudre,résuodre,érsoudre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

resoudre1rrésoudre1rséoudre2réosudre2résodure2résouddre1résouder2résoudrre1
Edit distance from "résoudre"

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 "résoudre"?
"résoudre" is spelled R-É-S-O-U-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.zudʁ\.
What does "résoudre" mean?
As a verb, "résoudre" means: Décomposer un corps en ses éléments.
What words are commonly confused with "résoudre"?
"résoudre" is commonly confused with "retordre", "répondre", "résoudra". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "résoudre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "résoudre" is \ʁe.zudʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "résoudre" come from?
"résoudre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Using “résoudre”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-O-U-D-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.zudʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “retordre” - see the side-by-side comparison. résoudre vs retordre
  • 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