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Which to use

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

#10,413
“resiste” frequency rank
#48,672
“reviste” frequency rank
59085
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resiste reviste
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú, vos) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de rever.

Where the eye mixes resiste and reviste

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resiste and reviste follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
resiste
7 ch
reviste

Visual trap between resiste and reviste

A purely visual mix-up. resiste ([reˈsist̪e]) and reviste ([reˈβ̞ist̪e]) 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 a single letter - s in “resiste” becomes v in “reviste”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59085, 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]. reviste is at rank #48,672, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞ist̪e].

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 59085, this pair ranks #63,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resiste vs reviste

Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resiste": -. Private to "reviste": v.

"resiste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reviste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resiste ← ersiste · reciste · reisste · resiset · resisste · resistte · resitse · ressiste
  • reviste ← erviste · rebiste · reivste · reviset · revisste · revistte · revitse · revsite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resiste" and "reviste" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsist̪e] versus [reˈβ̞ist̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resiste" or "reviste"?
"resiste" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,413 in our Spanish list, against #48,672 for "reviste". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "resiste" and "reviste" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resiste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #63,957 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resiste" and "reviste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "revierte 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 #63,957 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