Which to use
“recita” and “resista” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,582
- “recita” frequency rank
- #31,963
- “resista” frequency rank
- 73545
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recita | resista |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recitar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes recita and resista
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recita vs resista
A purely visual mix-up. recita ([reˈsit̪a]) and resista ([reˈsist̪a]) 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 73545, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recita is recorded at frequency rank #41,582, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsit̪a]. resista is at rank #31,963, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪a].
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 73545, this pair ranks #23,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recita vs resista
Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "recita": c. Private to "resista": s.
"recita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recita" and "resista" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recita" or "resista" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "recita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resista" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #23,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recita" and "resista" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recicla vs recita". 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 #23,078 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.