Which to use
“resentimiento” and “resentimientos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,129
- “resentimiento” frequency rank
- #38,353
- “resentimientos” frequency rank
- 49482
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resentimiento | resentimientos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de resentirse. | Forma del plural de resentimiento. |
Where the eye mixes resentimiento and resentimientos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 13 letters in sequence. resentimiento runs 13 letters (CVCVCCVCVVCCV) against resentimientos's 14 (CVCVCCVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between resentimiento and resentimientos
A purely visual mix-up. resentimiento ([resẽn̪t̪iˈmjẽn̪t̪o]) and resentimientos ([resẽn̪t̪iˈmjẽn̪t̪os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “resentimiento” sits inside “resentimientos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49482, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resentimiento is recorded at frequency rank #11,129, classified as anoun, pronounced [resẽn̪t̪iˈmjẽn̪t̪o]. resentimientos is at rank #38,353, tagged as anoun, pronounced [resẽn̪t̪iˈmjẽn̪t̪os].
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 49482, this pair ranks #108,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resentimiento vs resentimientos
Shared letters: eimnorst. Private to "resentimiento": -. Private to "resentimientos": -.
"resentimiento" · 13 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCCV · "resentimientos" · 14 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- resentimiento ← ersentimiento · recentimiento · reesntimiento · resenitmiento · resenntimiento · resentiimento · resentimeinto · resentimiennto
- resentimientos ← ersentimientos · recentimientos · reesntimientos · resenitmientos · resenntimientos · resentiimentos · resentimeintos · resentimienntos
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resentimiento" for "resentimientos" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resentimiento" or "resentimientos"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resentimiento" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resentimientos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #108,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resentimiento" and "resentimientos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resentimiento vs revestimiento". 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 #108,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.