resistidovsresistoTell them apart

Which to use

“resistido” and “resisto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,599
“resistido” frequency rank
#43,833
“resisto” frequency rank
70432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resistido resisto
Definition Participio de resistir o de resistirse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse.

Where the eye mixes resistido and resisto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resistido runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against resisto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
resistido
7 ch
resisto

Visual trap between resistido and resisto

A purely visual mix-up. resistido ([resisˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70432, 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]. 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 70432, this pair ranks #29,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resistido vs resisto

Shared letters: eiorst. Private to "resistido": d. Private to "resisto": -.

"resistido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resistidoersistido · recistido · reisstido · resisitdo · resisstido · resistdio · resistiddo · resistiod
  • resistoersisto · recisto · reissto · resisot · resissto · resistto · resitso · ressisto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resistido" and "resisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resisˈt̪ið̞o] versus [reˈsist̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resistido" vs "resisto" - which ranks higher?
"resistido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,599 in our Spanish list, against #43,833 for "resisto". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resistido" 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 #29,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resistido" 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 #29,731 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list