Which to use
“insistió” and “insistir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,138
- “insistió” frequency rank
- #9,307
- “insistir” frequency rank
- 18445
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | insistió | insistir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de insistir. | Decir o hacer algo repetidamente. |
Where the eye mixes insistió and insistir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. insistió (VCCVCCVV) and insistir (VCCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between insistió and insistir
A purely visual mix-up. insistió ([ĩnsisˈt̪jo]) and insistir ([ĩnsisˈt̪iɾ]) 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 - ó in “insistió” becomes r in “insistir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18445, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
insistió is recorded at frequency rank #9,138, classified as averb, pronounced [ĩnsisˈt̪jo]. insistir is at rank #9,307, tagged as averb, pronounced [ĩnsisˈt̪iɾ].
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 18445, this pair ranks #267,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of insistió vs insistir
Shared letters: inst. Private to "insistió": ó. Private to "insistir": r.
"insistió" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV · "insistir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- insistir ← incistir · inisstir · innsistir · insisitr · insisstir · insistirr · insistri · insisttir
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "insistió" for "insistir" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "insistió" or "insistir" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "insistió" and "insistir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "insistió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "insistir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #267,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "insistió" and "insistir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "insistí vs insistir". 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 #267,884 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.