resistióvsresistoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#22,174
“resistió” frequency rank
#43,833
“resisto” frequency rank
66007
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resistió resisto
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple 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 resistió and resisto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resistió
7 ch
resisto

Why the eye confuses resistió with resisto

A purely visual mix-up. resistió ([resisˈt̪jo]) 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 66007, 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]. 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 66007, this pair ranks #41,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resistió vs resisto

Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistió": ó. Private to "resisto": o.

"resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resistoersisto · recisto · reissto · resisot · resissto · resistto · resitso · ressisto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resistió" and "resisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resisˈt̪jo] versus [reˈsist̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resistió" or "resisto"?
"resistió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,174 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.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "resistió" and "resisto" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resistió" 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 #41,004 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resistió" 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 #41,004 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