Which to use
“resisten” and “resistía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,497
- “resisten” frequency rank
- #44,981
- “resistía” frequency rank
- 65478
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resisten | resistía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 resisten and resistía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resisten (CVCVCCVC) and resistía (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: resisten vs resistía
A purely visual mix-up. resisten ([reˈsist̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65478, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resisten is recorded at frequency rank #20,497, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪ẽn]. 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 65478, this pair ranks #42,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resisten vs resistía
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resisten": n. Private to "resistía": aí.
"resisten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resistía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resisten ← ersisten · recisten · reissten · resisetn · resissten · resistenn · resistne · resistten
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resisten" and "resistía" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "resisten" vs "resistía" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "resisten" and "resistía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resisten" 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 #42,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resisten" 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 #42,518 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.