Which to use
“resisten” and “resisto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,497
- “resisten” frequency rank
- #43,833
- “resisto” frequency rank
- 64330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resisten | resisto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes resisten and resisto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resisten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against resisto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between resisten and resisto
A purely visual mix-up. resisten ([reˈsist̪ẽn]) and resisto ([reˈsist̪o]) 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 64330, 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]. resisto is at rank #43,833, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪o].
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 64330, this pair ranks #45,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resisten vs resisto
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resisten": n. Private to "resisto": o.
"resisten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resisten" and "resisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resisten" or "resisto" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "resisten" and "resisto" 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 "resisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #45,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resisten" and "resisto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resisto 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 #45,911 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.