ressasser

\ʁə.sa.se\

/\ʁə.sa.se\/ verb

The verdict

“ressasser” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #44,143. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,143
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Repasser au sas, c’est-à-dire au tamis.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ressasser · ressasser · French

ressasser · rank #44,143 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,143
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH repliés

Nearest frequency peer: repliés (-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 « ressasser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ressasser » 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).

ressasser vs repasser
78% similar
ressasser vs ressaisir
78% similar

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

Key facts for ressasser
PropertyValue
Headwordressasser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.sa.se\
Letters9
Frequency rank#44,143
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ressasser »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « repliés » (#44,142), « retrouvèrent » (#44,144), « replacé » (#44,141). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ressasser » est au #44,143. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around ressasser (IPA \ʁə.sa.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #44,143 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ressasser, with forms such as "erssasser", "resasser", and "resassser". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "repasser", "ressaisir", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 ressasser, spelled R-E-S-S-A-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Repasser au sas, c’est-à-dire au tamis.
  2. 2
    Revenir constamment en esprit sur le même sujet ou revenir sans cesse sur les mêmes propos.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ressasser de la farine, du plâtre.
  2. Ressasser de mauvais souvenirs.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erssasser
  • resasser
  • resassser
  • ressaser
  • ressasesr
  • ressasserr
  • ressassre
  • resssaser
  • rressasser
  • rsesasser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erssasser2resasser1resassser2ressaser1ressasesr2ressasserr1ressassre2resssaser2
Edit distance from "ressasser"

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 "ressasser"?
"ressasser" is spelled R-E-S-S-A-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.sa.se\.
What does "ressasser" mean?
As a verb, "ressasser" means: Repasser au sas, c’est-à-dire au tamis.
What words are commonly confused with "ressasser"?
"ressasser" is commonly confused with "repasser", "ressaisir". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ressasser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ressasser" is \ʁə.sa.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ressasser" come from?
"ressasser" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list