Which to use
“resista” and “resistía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,963
- “resista” frequency rank
- #44,981
- “resistía” frequency rank
- 76944
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resista | resistía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes resista and resistía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resista runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against resistía's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resista vs resistía
A purely visual mix-up. resista ([reˈsist̪a]) and resistía ([resisˈt̪ia]) 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 76944, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resista is recorded at frequency rank #31,963, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪a]. resistía is at rank #44,981, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪ia].
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 76944, this pair ranks #16,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resista vs resistía
Shared letters: aeirst. Private to "resista": -. Private to "resistía": í.
"resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resistía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resista ← ersista · recista · reissta · resisat · resissta · resistta · resitsa · ressista
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resista" and "resistía" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "resista" vs "resistía" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resista" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resistía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resista" and "resistía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resistía vs resisto". 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 #16,859 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.