resse

\ʁɛs\

/\ʁɛs\/ noun

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The verdict

“resse” is uncommon French (frequency #80,599 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#80,599
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Nom donné dans la région de la Sarthe (Orne, Mayenne) à de très grands paniers creux, servant à contenir et à transporter des provisions (légumes et fruits), des marchandises, des habits ou même de...

Key facts for resse
PropertyValue
Headwordresse
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɛs\
Letters5
Frequency rank#80,599
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “resse” 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). resse lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

resse is uncommon French at frequency #80,599 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁɛs\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for resse in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is resse, spelled R-E-S-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Nom donné dans la région de la Sarthe (Orne, Mayenne) à de très grands paniers creux, servant à contenir et à transporter des provisions (légumes et fruits), des marchandises, des habits ou même des veaux nouveaux-nés. Dépourvues d'anse, elles disposent de deux poignées opposées obtenues grâce à des échancrures ménagées sous le bord du panier. On les porte généralement à deux. À l’origine, elles étaient toujours réalisées en vannerie (osier ou rotin). Aujourd’hui, on en fabrique aussi en treillis de fil métallique galvanisé.
  2. 2
    Nom également donné en Wallonie aux grands paniers allongés.
  3. 3
    Variante de rasse.

Synonyms

bourrichecorbeillemannepanier

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 "resse"?
"resse" is spelled R-E-S-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛs\.
What does "resse" mean?
As a noun, "resse" means: Nom donné dans la région de la Sarthe (Orne, Mayenne) à de très grands paniers creux, servant à contenir et à transporter des provisions (légumes et fruits), des marchandises, des habits ou même de...
How do you pronounce "resse"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resse" is \ʁɛs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resse" come from?
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Using “resse”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-S-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɛs\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list