registrovsresistoConfusable pair

Quick tell: registro is a noun, resisto is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“registro” is a noun and “resisto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#1,301
“registro” frequency rank
#43,833
“resisto” frequency rank
45134
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature registro resisto
Definition Acción o efecto de registrar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse.

Where the eye mixes registro and resisto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
registro
7 ch
resisto

Why the eye confuses registro with resisto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: registro is [reˈxist̪ɾo] while resisto is [reˈsist̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45134, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

registro is recorded at frequency rank #1,301, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈxist̪ɾo]. 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 45134, this pair ranks #133,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of registro vs resisto

Shared letters: eiorst. Private to "registro": g. Private to "resisto": -.

"registro" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • registroergistro · reggistro · regisrto · regisstro · registor · registrro · registtro · regitsro
  • resistoersisto · recisto · reissto · resisot · resissto · resistto · resitso · ressisto

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "registro" for "resisto" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "registro" is a noun and "resisto" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "registro" vs "resisto" - which ranks higher?
"registro" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,301 in our Spanish list, against #43,833 for "resisto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

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 "registro" 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 #133,197 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "registro" 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 #133,197 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