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

#10,413
“resiste” frequency rank
#9,530
“resulte” frequency rank
19943
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resiste resulte
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 presente de subjuntivo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resiste and resulte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
resiste
7 ch
resulte

Look-alike desk: resiste vs resulte

A purely visual mix-up. resiste ([reˈsist̪e]) and resulte ([reˈsul̪t̪e]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19943, 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]. resulte is at rank #9,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪e].

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 19943, this pair ranks #261,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resiste vs resulte

Shared letters: erst. Private to "resiste": i. Private to "resulte": lu.

"resiste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resulte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resisteersiste · reciste · reisste · resiset · resisste · resistte · resitse · ressiste
  • resulteersulte · reslute · ressulte · resulet · resullte · resultte · resutle · reuslte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resiste" and "resulte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsist̪e] versus [reˈsul̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resiste" or "resulte" show up more?
"resulte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,530 in our Spanish list, against #10,413 for "resiste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "resulte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #261,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resiste" and "resulte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resiste 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 #261,510 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