resistevsreviséWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#10,413
“resiste” frequency rank
#35,239
“revisé” frequency rank
45652
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resiste revisé
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 perfecto simple de indicativo de revisar.

Where the eye mixes resiste and revisé

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. resiste runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against revisé's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
resiste
6 ch
revisé

Visual trap between resiste and revisé

A purely visual mix-up. resiste ([reˈsist̪e]) and revisé ([reβ̞iˈse]) 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 45652, 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]. revisé is at rank #35,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞iˈse].

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 45652, this pair ranks #130,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resiste vs revisé

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "resiste": t. Private to "revisé": vé.

"resiste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "revisé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resiste ← ersiste · reciste · reisste · resiset · resisste · resistte · resitse · ressiste

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resiste" and "revisé" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsist̪e] versus [reβ̞iˈse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resiste" vs "revisé" - which ranks higher?
"resiste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,413 in our Spanish list, against #35,239 for "revisé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revisé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,204 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resiste" and "revisé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revisé 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 #130,204 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