ressource

\ʁə.suʁs\

/\ʁə.suʁs\/ noun

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The verdict

“ressource” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #7,110. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,110
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ce à quoi on a recours, ce qui peut fournir ce dont on a besoin.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ressource · ressource · French

ressource · rank #7,110 · 11 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,110
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH report

Nearest frequency peer: report (-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 « ressource »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ressource » 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).

ressource vs ressources
90% similar
ressource vs ressourcer
90% similar
ressource vs ressorte
78% similar

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

Key facts for ressource
PropertyValue
Headwordressource
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁə.suʁs\
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,110
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ressource »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « report » (#7,109), « renforcement » (#7,108), « réservoir » (#7,113). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « ressource » est au #7,110. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around ressource (IPA \ʁə.suʁs\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,110 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ressource, with forms such as "erssource", "resosurce", and "resource". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ressources", "ressourcer", "ressorte", and more, 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, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ressource, spelled R-E-S-S-O-U-R-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce à quoi on a recours, ce qui peut fournir ce dont on a besoin.
  2. 2
    Moyens qu'offre une chose par son usage.
  3. 3
    Services étatiques ou non, à but lucratif ou non, à l'intention des personnes aux prises avec des problèmes psychologiques ou sociaux.
  4. 4
    Ce dont on a besoin ; moyen d’action.
  5. 5
    Manœuvre de redressement brusque d'un avion qui sort du piqué pour faire une remontée.
  6. 6
    Dans un vêtement, réserve d’étoffe ménagée en prévision d’une expansion.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. On sortit bientôt après, et Lucien, voyant son pantalon terni sans ressource, rentra chez lui.
  2. Le départ des juifs n'avait pas supprimé les embarras financiers de leurs clients et ceux qui avaient besoin de capitaux n'eurent d'autre ressource que de s'adresser aux prêteurs chrétiens (lombards ou cahorsins).

This word in other languages

resource(English)víveres(Español)Ressource(Deutsch)recurso(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erssource
  • resosurce
  • resource
  • ressoruce
  • ressoucre
  • ressourcce
  • ressourec
  • ressourrce
  • ressuorce
  • rressource
  • rsesource

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erssource2resosurce2resource1ressoruce2ressoucre2ressourcce1ressourec2ressourrce1
Edit distance from "ressource"

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 "ressource"?
"ressource" is spelled R-E-S-S-O-U-R-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.suʁs\.
What does "ressource" mean?
As a noun, "ressource" means: Ce à quoi on a recours, ce qui peut fournir ce dont on a besoin.
What words are commonly confused with "ressource"?
"ressource" is commonly confused with "ressources", "ressourcer", "ressorte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ressource"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ressource" is \ʁə.suʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ressource" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

réservoir#7,113thermique#7,121organique#7,093variables#7,127

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

prudent11 variantsstatuts11 variantstrouvais11 variantsmondiaux11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list