Which to use
“resisten” and “resulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,497
- “resisten” frequency rank
- #20,185
- “resulten” frequency rank
- 40682
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resisten | resulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resisten and resulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resisten and resulten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses resisten with resulten
A purely visual mix-up. resisten ([reˈsist̪ẽn]) and resulten ([reˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) 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 40682, 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]. resulten is at rank #20,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪ẽn].
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 40682, this pair ranks #157,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resisten vs resulten
Shared letters: enrst. Private to "resisten": i. Private to "resulten": lu.
"resisten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resulten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resisten" for "resulten" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resisten" or "resulten" show up more?
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 "resulten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resisten" and "resulten" 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 #157,794 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.