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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resiste" and "reviste" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "resiste" or "reviste"?
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.