Which to use
“asista” and “asiste” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,213
- “asista” frequency rank
- #10,613
- “asiste” frequency rank
- 41826
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | asista | asiste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de asistir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asir. |
Where the eye mixes asista and asiste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. asista and asiste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between asista and asiste
A purely visual mix-up. asista ([aˈsist̪a]) and asiste ([aˈsist̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “asista” becomes e in “asiste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41826, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
asista is recorded at frequency rank #31,213, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsist̪a]. asiste is at rank #10,613, tagged as averb, pronounced [aˈsist̪e].
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 41826, this pair ranks #151,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of asista vs asiste
Shared letters: aist. Private to "asista": -. Private to "asiste": e.
"asista" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV · "asiste" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "asista" and "asiste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "asista" or "asiste" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "asista" and "asiste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "asista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "asiste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #151,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "asista" and "asiste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alista vs asista". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #151,575 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.