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

#26,216
“resorte” frequency rank
#30,233
“resortes” frequency rank
56449
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resorte resortes
Definition Muelle (pieza elástica de metal). Forma del plural de resorte.

Where the eye mixes resorte and resortes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resorte runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against resortes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
resorte
8 ch
resortes

Visual trap between resorte and resortes

A purely visual mix-up. resorte ([reˈsoɾt̪e]) and resortes ([reˈsoɾt̪es]) 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) - “resorte” sits inside “resortes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resorte is recorded at frequency rank #26,216, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪e]. resortes is at rank #30,233, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪es].

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 56449, this pair ranks #74,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resorte vs resortes

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

"resorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resortes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resorte ← ersorte · reosrte · resoret · resorrte · resortte · resotre · resrote · ressorte
  • resortes ← ersortes · reosrtes · resorets · resorrtes · resortess · resortse · resorttes · resotres

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resorte" and "resortes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsoɾt̪e] versus [reˈsoɾt̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resorte" or "resortes"?
"resorte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,216 in our Spanish list, against #30,233 for "resortes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resortes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resorte" and "resortes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reporten vs resortes". 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 #74,562 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