repuestovsresueltoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#15,953
“repuesto” frequency rank
#6,586
“resuelto” frequency rank
22539
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repuesto resuelto
Definition Que se halla a gran distancia física. Determinado, decidido.

Where the eye mixes repuesto and resuelto

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

8 ch
repuesto
8 ch
resuelto

Look-alike desk: repuesto vs resuelto

A purely visual mix-up. repuesto ([reˈpwest̪o]) and resuelto ([reˈswel̪t̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22539, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repuesto is recorded at frequency rank #15,953, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈpwest̪o]. resuelto is at rank #6,586, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪o].

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 22539, this pair ranks #249,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of repuesto vs resuelto

Shared letters: eorstu. Private to "repuesto": p. Private to "resuelto": l.

"repuesto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "resuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repuestoerpuesto · repeusto · reppuesto · repuesot · repuessto · repuestto · repuetso · repuseto
  • resueltoersuelto · reseulto · ressuelto · resuellto · resuelot · resueltto · resuetlo · resuleto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repuesto" and "resuelto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpwest̪o] versus [reˈswel̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repuesto" vs "resuelto" - which ranks higher?
"resuelto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,586 in our Spanish list, against #15,953 for "repuesto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "repuesto" and "resuelto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repuesto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #249,857 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repuesto" and "resuelto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repuesta vs repuesto". 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 #249,857 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