Which to use
“resistía” and “resisto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,981
- “resistía” frequency rank
- #43,833
- “resisto” frequency rank
- 88814
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistía | resisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 resistía and resisto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resistía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against resisto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resistía vs resisto
A purely visual mix-up. resistía ([resisˈt̪ia]) 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 88814, 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]. 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 88814, this pair ranks #3,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resistía vs resisto
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistía": aí. Private to "resisto": o.
"resistía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resisto ← ersisto · recisto · reissto · resisot · resissto · resistto · resitso · ressisto
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resistía" and "resisto" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resistía" or "resisto" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "resistía" and "resisto" 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 "resisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistía" 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 #3,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.