résuscitation

\ʁe.sy.si.ta.sjɔ̃\

/\ʁe.sy.si.ta.sjɔ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“résuscitation” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fait de revenir à la vie après une mort apparente (état comateux).

Corpus desk

Index FR-resuscitation · résuscitation · French

résuscitation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "R" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for résuscitation
PropertyValue
Headwordrésuscitation
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.sy.si.ta.sjɔ̃\
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « résuscitation » en français

résuscitationn'entre pas dans le top 100.000 du français: zone de termes techniques, archaïques ou rares.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

résuscitation is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.sy.si.ta.sjɔ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fait de revenir à la vie après une mort apparente (état comateux).".

Zero misspellings are on record for résuscitation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is résuscitation, spelled R-É-S-U-S-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Fait de revenir à la vie après une mort apparente (état comateux).

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "résuscitation"?
"résuscitation" is spelled R-É-S-U-S-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.sy.si.ta.sjɔ̃\.
What does "résuscitation" mean?
As a noun, "résuscitation" means: Fait de revenir à la vie après une mort apparente (état comateux).
How do you pronounce "résuscitation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "résuscitation" is \ʁe.sy.si.ta.sjɔ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "résuscitation" come from?
"résuscitation" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list