Which to use
“resisten” and “resistió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,497
- “resisten” frequency rank
- #22,174
- “resistió” frequency rank
- 42671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resisten | resistió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes resisten and resistió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resisten (CVCVCCVC) and resistió (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between resisten and resistió
A purely visual mix-up. resisten ([reˈsist̪ẽn]) and resistió ([resisˈt̪jo]) 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 42671, 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]. resistió is at rank #22,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪jo].
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 42671, this pair ranks #146,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resisten vs resistió
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resisten": n. Private to "resistió": ó.
"resisten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resisten ← ersisten · recisten · reissten · resisetn · resissten · resistenn · resistne · resistten
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resisten" for "resistió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resisten" vs "resistió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resisten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resistió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #146,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resisten" and "resistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resisten 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 #146,915 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.