Which to use
“residió” and “residir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,980
- “residió” frequency rank
- #25,031
- “residir” frequency rank
- 70011
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | residió | residir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de residir. | Vivir habitualmente en un lugar. |
Where the eye mixes residió and residir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. residió (CVCVCVV) and residir (CVCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: residió vs residir
A purely visual mix-up. residió ([resiˈð̞jo]) and residir ([resiˈð̞iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “residió” becomes r in “residir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
residió is recorded at frequency rank #44,980, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈð̞jo]. residir is at rank #25,031, tagged as averb, pronounced [resiˈð̞iɾ].
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 70011, this pair ranks #30,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of residió vs residir
Shared letters: deirs. Private to "residió": ó. Private to "residir": -.
"residió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "residir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- residir ← ersidir · recidir · reisdir · resdiir · residdir · residirr · residri · resiidr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "residió" and "residir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "residió" or "residir"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "residió" and "residir" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "residió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "residir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "residió" and "residir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "residían vs residió". 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 #30,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.