resistióvsresistirConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#22,174
“resistió” frequency rank
#7,061
“resistir” frequency rank
29235
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resistió resistir
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. Padecer un sufrimiento sin dejarse vencer por él.

Where the eye mixes resistió and resistir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resistió (CVCVCCVV) and resistir (CVCVCCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
resistió
8 ch
resistir

Visual trap between resistió and resistir

A purely visual mix-up. resistió ([resisˈt̪jo]) and resistir ([resisˈt̪iɾ]) 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 a single letter - ó in “resistió” becomes r in “resistir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29235, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resistió is recorded at frequency rank #22,174, classified as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪jo]. resistir is at rank #7,061, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪iɾ].

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 29235, this pair ranks #218,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resistió vs resistir

Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistió": ó. Private to "resistir": -.

"resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "resistir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resistir ← ersistir · recistir · reisstir · resisitr · resisstir · resistirr · resistri · resisttir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resistió" for "resistir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([resisˈt̪jo] versus [resisˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resistió" or "resistir"?
"resistir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,061 in our Spanish list, against #22,174 for "resistió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resistió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resistir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #218,034 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resistió" and "resistir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resistía vs resistió". 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 #218,034 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