Which to use
“recinto” is a noun and “resisto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,351
- “recinto” frequency rank
- #43,833
- “resisto” frequency rank
- 50184
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recinto | resisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Espacio cerrado y comprendido dentro de un perímetro | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes recinto and resisto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recinto and resisto follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recinto and resisto
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recinto is [reˈsĩn̪t̪o] while resisto is [reˈsist̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50184, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recinto is recorded at frequency rank #6,351, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈsĩn̪t̪o]. resisto is at rank #43,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪o].
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 50184, this pair ranks #104,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of recinto vs resisto
Shared letters: eiort. Private to "recinto": cn. Private to "resisto": s.
"recinto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recinto" and "resisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recinto" or "resisto" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recinto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #104,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recinto" and "resisto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resisto vs reviste". 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 #104,622 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.