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

#31,963
“resista” frequency rank
#22,174
“resistió” frequency rank
54137
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resista resistió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resistir o de resistirse. 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 resista and resistió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resista runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against resistió's 8 (CVCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
resista
8 ch
resistió

Look-alike desk: resista vs resistió

A purely visual mix-up. resista ([reˈsist̪a]) 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 54137, 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]. 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 54137, this pair ranks #84,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resista vs resistió

Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resista": a. Private to "resistió": ó.

"resista" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resista ← ersista · recista · reissta · resisat · resissta · resistta · resitsa · ressista

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resista" and "resistió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsist̪a] versus [resisˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resista" vs "resistió" - which ranks higher?
"resistió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,174 in our Spanish list, against #31,963 for "resista". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resista" 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 #84,651 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resista" and "resistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resista vs reviste". 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 #84,651 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