resistovsrevisoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#43,833
“resisto” frequency rank
#29,378
“reviso” frequency rank
73211
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resisto reviso
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 revisar.

Where the eye mixes resisto and reviso

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. resisto runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against reviso's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
resisto
6 ch
reviso

Visual trap between resisto and reviso

A purely visual mix-up. resisto ([reˈsist̪o]) and reviso ([reˈβ̞iso]) 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 73211, 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]. reviso is at rank #29,378, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈβ̞iso].

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 73211, this pair ranks #23,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resisto vs reviso

Shared letters: eiors. Private to "resisto": t. Private to "reviso": v.

"resisto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reviso" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resisto ← ersisto · recisto · reissto · resisot · resissto · resistto · resitso · ressisto
  • reviso ← erviso · rebiso · reivso · revios · revisso · revsio · revviso · rreviso

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resisto" and "reviso" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsist̪o] versus [reˈβ̞iso]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resisto" vs "reviso" - which ranks higher?
"reviso" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,378 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.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resisto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reviso" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #23,776 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resisto" and "reviso" 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 #23,776 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