resista

/[reˈsist̪a]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,963

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

11

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

resista is aSpanishverb. It means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse. Pronounced [reˈsist̪a]. Often confused with resta and revisa.

Key facts for resista
PropertyValue
Headwordresista
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈsist̪a]
Letters7
Frequency rank#31,963
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of resista in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for resista is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈsist̪a]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,963 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 11 documented wrong-spelling variants for resista, with forms such as "ersista", "recista", and "reissta". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "resta", "revisa", "Rosita", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is resista, spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse.
  3. 3
    Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de resistir o del imperativo negativo de resistirse.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersista,recista,reissta,resisat,resissta,resistta,resitsa,ressista,ressita,rresista,rseista

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for resista

Misspelling Variants of "resista"

ersista7recista7reissta7resisat7resissta8resistta8resitsa7ressista8
Misspelling Variants of "resista"

Frequency rank: #31,963 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resista"?
"resista" is spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈsist̪a].
What does "resista" mean?
As a verb, "resista" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse.
What words are commonly confused with "resista"?
"resista" is commonly confused with "resta", "revisa", "Rosita". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resista"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resista" is [reˈsist̪a]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resista" come from?
"resista" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.