Which to use
“insiste” and “insisten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,735
- “insiste” frequency rank
- #16,884
- “insisten” frequency rank
- 24619
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insiste | insisten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insistir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de insistir. |
Where the eye mixes insiste and insisten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. insiste runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against insisten's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: insiste vs insisten
A purely visual mix-up. insiste ([ĩnˈsist̪e]) and insisten ([ĩnˈsist̪ẽn]) 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 extra letter(s) - “insiste” sits inside “insisten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24619, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insiste is recorded at frequency rank #7,735, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsist̪e]. insisten is at rank #16,884, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnˈsist̪ẽn].
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 24619, this pair ranks #240,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of insiste vs insisten
Shared letters: einst. Private to "insiste": -. Private to "insisten": -.
"insiste" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "insisten" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "insiste" and "insisten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "insiste" or "insisten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "insiste" and "insisten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "insiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #240,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insiste" and "insisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insisten vs insulten". 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 #240,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.