Which to use
“residió” and “resistió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,980
- “residió” frequency rank
- #22,174
- “resistió” frequency rank
- 67154
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | residió | resistió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de residir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes residió and resistió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. residió runs 7 letters (CVCVCVV) against resistió's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between residió and resistió
A purely visual mix-up. residió ([resiˈð̞jo]) and resistió ([resisˈt̪jo]) 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 67154, 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]. resistió is at rank #22,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪jo].
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 67154, this pair ranks #37,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of residió vs resistió
Shared letters: eirsó. Private to "residió": d. Private to "resistió": t.
"residió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "residió" for "resistió" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "residió" or "resistió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "residió" and "resistió" 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 "resistió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #37,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "residió" and "resistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "residían vs residió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.