résous
\ʁe.zu\
The verdict
“résous” is uncommon French (frequency #53,615 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,615
- frequency rank, French
- 507,453
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Participe passé masculin (singulier ou pluriel) du verbe résoudre concurrencé par la forme « résolu » : brouillard résous en pluie, vapeur résoute en gouttelettes.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | résous |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ʁe.zu\ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #53,615 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “résous” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
résous is uncommon French at frequency #53,615 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁe.zu\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for résous, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
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 résous, spelled R-É-S-O-U-S.
Definition
- 1Participe passé masculin (singulier ou pluriel) du verbe résoudre concurrencé par la forme « résolu » : brouillard résous en pluie, vapeur résoute en gouttelettes.
- 2Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de résoudre.
- 3Deuxième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de résoudre.
- 4Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de 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.
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Using “résous”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is R-É-S-O-U-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ʁe.zu\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.