resolvervsresolvióTell them apart

Which to use

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

#1,829
“resolver” frequency rank
#12,239
“resolvió” frequency rank
14068
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resolver resolvió
Definition Dar con la solución a una duda o problema. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resolver o de resolverse.

Where the eye mixes resolver and resolvió

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resolver (CVCVCCVC) and resolvió (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
resolver
8 ch
resolvió

Visual trap between resolver and resolvió

A purely visual mix-up. resolver ([resolˈβ̞eɾ] (etimología 1)) and resolvió ([resolˈβ̞jo]) 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 14068, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resolver is recorded at frequency rank #1,829, classified as averb, pronounced [resolˈβ̞eɾ] (etimología 1). resolvió is at rank #12,239, tagged as averb, pronounced [resolˈβ̞jo].

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 14068, this pair ranks #285,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resolver vs resolvió

Shared letters: elorsv. Private to "resolver": -. Private to "resolvió": ió.

"resolver" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "resolvió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resolver ← ersolver · reoslver · reslover · resolber · resolevr · resollver · resolverr · resolvre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resolver" and "resolvió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resolˈβ̞eɾ] (etimología 1) versus [resolˈβ̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resolver" or "resolvió" show up more?
"resolver" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,829 in our Spanish list, against #12,239 for "resolvió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resolver" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resolvió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #285,500 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resolver" and "resolvió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resolver vs resolverán". 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 #285,500 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