Which to use
“resistir” and “resistirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,061
- “resistir” frequency rank
- #22,494
- “resistirse” frequency rank
- 29555
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistir | resistirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Padecer un sufrimiento sin dejarse vencer por él. | Oponerse con energía a hacer algo. |
Where the eye mixes resistir and resistirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resistir runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against resistirse's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resistir vs resistirse
A purely visual mix-up. resistir ([resisˈt̪iɾ]) and resistirse ([resisˈt̪iɾse]) 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 extra letter(s) - “resistir” sits inside “resistirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29555, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resistir is recorded at frequency rank #7,061, classified as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪iɾ]. resistirse is at rank #22,494, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪iɾse].
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 29555, this pair ranks #216,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resistir vs resistirse
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistir": -. Private to "resistirse": -.
"resistir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resistirse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resistir ← ersistir · recistir · reisstir · resisitr · resisstir · resistirr · resistri · resisttir
- resistirse ← ersistirse · recistirce · reisstirse · resisitrse · resisstirse · resistires · resistirrse · resistirsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resistir" for "resistirse" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resistir" vs "resistirse" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "resistir" and "resistirse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resistir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resistirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #216,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistir" and "resistirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resistía vs resistir". 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 #216,411 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.