Which to use
“resistir” and “resisto” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #7,061
- “resistir” frequency rank
- #43,833
- “resisto” frequency rank
- 50894
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resistir | resisto |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Padecer un sufrimiento sin dejarse vencer por él. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse. |
Where the eye mixes resistir and resisto
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resistir runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against resisto's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between resistir and resisto
A purely visual mix-up. resistir ([resisˈt̪iɾ]) 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 50894, 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]. 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 50894, this pair ranks #100,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resistir vs resisto
Shared letters: eirst. Private to "resistir": -. Private to "resisto": o.
"resistir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resistir" and "resisto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "resistir" vs "resisto" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "resistir" and "resisto" 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 "resisto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #100,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resistir" 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 #100,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.