Which to use
“resistía” and “resistió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,981
- “resistía” frequency rank
- #22,174
- “resistió” frequency rank
- 67155
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistía | resistió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 resistía and resistió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resistía and resistió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: resistía vs resistió
A purely visual mix-up. resistía ([resisˈt̪ia]) 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 67155, 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]. 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 67155, this pair ranks #37,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resistía vs resistió
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistía": aí. Private to "resistió": ó.
"resistía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "resistía" and "resistió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resistía" 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 #37,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistía" and "resistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resistía vs resisto". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #37,895 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.