registrenvsresistenWhich spelling fits?

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

#32,845
“registren” frequency rank
#20,497
“resisten” frequency rank
53342
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registren resisten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de registrar o de registrarse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse.

Where the eye mixes registren and resisten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. registren runs 9 letters (CVCVCCCVC) against resisten's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
registren
8 ch
resisten

Visual trap between registren and resisten

A purely visual mix-up. registren ([reˈxist̪ɾẽn]) and resisten ([reˈsist̪ẽn]) 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 53342, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registren is recorded at frequency rank #32,845, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈxist̪ɾẽn]. resisten is at rank #20,497, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪ẽn].

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 53342, this pair ranks #88,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of registren vs resisten

Shared letters: einrst. Private to "registren": g. Private to "resisten": -.

"registren" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCCVC  ·  "resisten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registren ← ergistren · reggistren · regisrten · regisstren · registern · registrenn · registrne · registrren
  • resisten ← ersisten · recisten · reissten · resisetn · resissten · resistenn · resistne · resistten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "registren" and "resisten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈxist̪ɾẽn] versus [reˈsist̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "registren" vs "resisten" - which ranks higher?
"resisten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,497 in our Spanish list, against #32,845 for "registren". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "registren" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resisten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,367 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registren" and "resisten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "registren vs regístrese". 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 #88,367 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