resortvsresorteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#23,212
“resort” frequency rank
#26,216
“resorte” frequency rank
49428
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resort resorte
Definition Complejo turístico para descanso y ocio. Muelle (pieza elástica de metal).

Where the eye mixes resort and resorte

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

6 ch
resort
7 ch
resorte

Visual trap between resort and resorte

A purely visual mix-up. resort ([reˈsoɾt̪]) and resorte ([reˈsoɾt̪e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “resort” sits inside “resorte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49428, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resort is recorded at frequency rank #23,212, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪]. resorte is at rank #26,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪e].

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 49428, this pair ranks #108,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resort vs resorte

Shared letters: eorst. Private to "resort": -. Private to "resorte": -.

"resort" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "resorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resort ← ersort · reosrt · resorrt · resortt · resotr · resrot · ressort · rresort
  • resorte ← ersorte · reosrte · resoret · resorrte · resortte · resotre · resrote · ressorte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resort" for "resorte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsoɾt̪] versus [reˈsoɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resort" or "resorte" show up more?
"resort" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,212 in our Spanish list, against #26,216 for "resorte". 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 "resort" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #108,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resort" and "resorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reporten vs resorte". 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 #108,919 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