Which to use
“résistance” and “résistances” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,935
- “résistance” frequency rank
- #15,750
- “résistances” frequency rank
- 17685
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | résistance | résistances |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qualité par laquelle un corps résiste à l’action d’un autre corps. | Pluriel de résistance. |
Same sound, different letters: résistance vs résistances
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. résistance runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against résistances's 11 (CVCVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - résistance / résistances
This is the hard kind. résistance and résistances are pronounced identically (\ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “résistance” sits inside “résistances”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17685, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
résistance is recorded at frequency rank #1,935, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s\. résistances is at rank #15,750, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.zis.tɑ̃s\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 17685, this pair ranks #381,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of résistance vs résistances
Shared letters: aceinrsté. Private to "résistance": -. Private to "résistances": -.
"résistance" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "résistances" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "résistance" for "résistances" ever safe?
Frequency check: "résistance" vs "résistances" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"résistance" and "résistances" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "résistance" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "résistances" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,970 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "résistance" and "résistances" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "résistances vs résistantes". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #381,970 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.