resurrection

/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/

//ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩// noun

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The verdict

“resurrection” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #85,056 among 1,668 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#85,056
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,668
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - ressurreição

Key facts for resurrection
PropertyValue
Headwordresurrection
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/
Letters12
Frequency rank#85,056
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “resurrection” sits in Portuguese 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). resurrection 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

resurrection is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #85,056 among 1,668 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "ressurreição".

resurrection doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is resurrection, spelled R-E-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    ressurreição

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 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resurrection"?
"resurrection" is spelled R-E-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/.
What does "resurrection" mean?
As a noun, "resurrection" means: ressurreição
How do you pronounce "resurrection"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resurrection" is /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resurrection" come from?
"resurrection" is a Portuguese 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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Using “resurrection”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-U-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃən/ ou /ɹɛzəˈɹɛkʃn̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words

Other uncommon Portuguese words near this rank

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