asistanvsasistíWhich spelling fits?

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“asistan” and “asistí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#27,489
“asistan” frequency rank
#32,083
“asistí” frequency rank
59572
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature asistan asistí
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de asistir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de asistir.

Where the eye mixes asistan and asistí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. asistan runs 7 letters (VCVCCVC) against asistí's 6 (VCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
asistan
6 ch
asistí

Visual trap between asistan and asistí

A purely visual mix-up. asistan ([aˈsist̪ãn]) and asistí ([asisˈt̪i]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

asistan is recorded at frequency rank #27,489, classified as averb, pronounced [aˈsist̪ãn]. asistí is at rank #32,083, tagged as averb, pronounced [asisˈt̪i].

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 59572, this pair ranks #62,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of asistan vs asistí

Shared letters: aist. Private to "asistan": n. Private to "asistí": í.

"asistan" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC  ·  "asistí" · 6 letters · shape VCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • asistanacistan · aisstan · asisatn · asisstan · asistann · asistna · asisttan · asitsan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "asistan" and "asistí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([aˈsist̪ãn] versus [asisˈt̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "asistan" or "asistí"?
"asistan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #27,489 in our Spanish list, against #32,083 for "asistí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "asistan" and "asistí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "asistan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "asistí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #62,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "asistan" and "asistí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "alista vs asistí". 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 #62,119 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list