Which to use
“resistía” and “resistido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,981
- “resistía” frequency rank
- #26,599
- “resistido” frequency rank
- 71580
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistía | resistido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. | Participio de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes resistía and resistido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resistía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against resistido's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resistía vs resistido
A purely visual mix-up. resistía ([resisˈt̪ia]) and resistido ([resisˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 71580, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resistía is recorded at frequency rank #44,981, classified as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪ia]. resistido is at rank #26,599, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪ið̞o].
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 71580, this pair ranks #27,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resistía vs resistido
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistía": aí. Private to "resistido": do.
"resistía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "resistido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resistido ← ersistido · recistido · reisstido · resisitdo · resisstido · resistdio · resistiddo · resistiod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resistía" for "resistido" ever safe?
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "resistía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resistido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistía" and "resistido" 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 #27,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.