Which to use
“resiste” and “resistía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,413
- “resiste” frequency rank
- #44,981
- “resistía” frequency rank
- 55394
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resiste | resistía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes resiste and resistía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resiste 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.
Visual trap between resiste and resistía
A purely visual mix-up. resiste ([reˈsist̪e]) 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 55394, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resiste is recorded at frequency rank #10,413, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪e]. 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 55394, this pair ranks #79,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resiste vs resistía
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resiste": -. Private to "resistía": aí.
"resiste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resistía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resiste ← ersiste · reciste · reisste · resiset · resisste · resistte · resitse · ressiste
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resiste" for "resistía" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resiste" or "resistía"?
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 "resiste" 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 #79,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resiste" 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 #79,113 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.