ressembles

\ʁə.sɑ̃bl\

/\ʁə.sɑ̃bl\/ verb

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The verdict

“ressembles” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #23,347. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#23,347
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ressembler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ressembles · ressembles · French

ressembles · rank #23,347 · 14 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #23,347
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH resort

Nearest frequency peer: resort (-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 « ressembles »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ressembles » 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).

ressembles vs ressemblez
90% similar
ressembles vs rassemblé
70% similar
ressembles vs rassembler
80% similar

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

Key facts for ressembles
PropertyValue
Headwordressembles
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.sɑ̃bl\
Letters10
Frequency rank#23,347
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ressembles »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ressemblesse 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 « resort » (#23,346), « resserrer » (#23,348), « reports » (#23,345). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ressembles » est au #23,347. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around ressembles (IPA \ʁə.sɑ̃bl\), averb. Corpus frequency is #23,347 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for ressembles, with forms such as "erssembles", "resembles", and "resesmbles". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "ressemblez", "rassemblé", "rassembler", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is ressembles, spelled R-E-S-S-E-M-B-L-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ressembler.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de ressembler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Un Minimoy l’observe de longs instants à la dérobée puis, tandis que la maîtresse écrit au tableau, se penche vers lui et chuchote : « Tu ressembles à Jacques Chirac… Tu le connais ? »

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erssembles
  • resembles
  • resesmbles
  • ressebmles
  • ressembbles
  • ressembels
  • ressembless
  • ressemblles
  • ressemblse
  • ressemlbes
  • ressemmbles
  • ressmebles
  • rressembles
  • rsesembles

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erssembles2resembles1resesmbles2ressebmles2ressembbles1ressembels2ressembless1ressemblles1
Edit distance from "ressembles"

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 "ressembles"?
"ressembles" is spelled R-E-S-S-E-M-B-L-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.sɑ̃bl\.
What does "ressembles" mean?
As a verb, "ressembles" means: Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ressembler.
What words are commonly confused with "ressembles"?
"ressembles" is commonly confused with "ressemblez", "rassemblé", "rassembler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ressembles"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ressembles" is \ʁə.sɑ̃bl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ressembles" come from?
"ressembles" 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 "ressembles", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

relégation#23,342rédactrice#23,356recherchez#23,336rapportait#23,333

Similar misspelling depth

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

recrutent14 variantspénitence14 variantssignataire14 variantssollicités14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list