resistovsresultoTell them apart

Which to use

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

#43,833
“resisto” frequency rank
#29,375
“resulto” frequency rank
73208
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes resisto and resulto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
resisto
7 ch
resulto

Why the eye confuses resisto with resulto

A purely visual mix-up. resisto ([reˈsist̪o]) and resulto ([reˈsul̪t̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73208, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resisto is recorded at frequency rank #43,833, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsist̪o]. resulto is at rank #29,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪o].

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 73208, this pair ranks #23,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resisto vs resulto

Shared letters: eorst. Private to "resisto": i. Private to "resulto": lu.

"resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resulto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resistoersisto · recisto · reissto · resisot · resissto · resistto · resitso · ressisto
  • resultoersulto · resluto · ressulto · resullto · resulot · resultto · resutlo · reuslto

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resisto" and "resulto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsist̪o] versus [reˈsul̪t̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resisto" or "resulto"?
"resulto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,375 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

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  • Full dictionary entry for "resisto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resulto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,779 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resisto" and "resulto" 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 #23,779 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