Which to use
“resistido” and “resistiendo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,599
- “resistido” frequency rank
- #29,374
- “resistiendo” frequency rank
- 55973
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistido | resistiendo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de resistir o de resistirse. | Gerundio de resistir. |
Where the eye mixes resistido and resistiendo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. resistido runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against resistiendo's 11 (CVCVCCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between resistido and resistiendo
A purely visual mix-up. resistido ([resisˈt̪ið̞o]) and resistiendo ([resisˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55973, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resistido is recorded at frequency rank #26,599, classified as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪ið̞o]. resistiendo is at rank #29,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪jẽn̪d̪o].
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 55973, this pair ranks #76,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resistido vs resistiendo
Shared letters: deiorst. Private to "resistido": -. Private to "resistiendo": n.
"resistido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "resistiendo" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resistido ← ersistido · recistido · reisstido · resisitdo · resisstido · resistdio · resistiddo · resistiod
- resistiendo ← ersistiendo · recistiendo · reisstiendo · resisitendo · resisstiendo · resisteindo · resistiedno · resistienddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resistido" for "resistiendo" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resistido" or "resistiendo"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "resistido" and "resistiendo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resistido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resistiendo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistido" and "resistiendo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resistía vs resistido". 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 #76,552 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.