Which to use
“respuesta” is a noun and “resuelta” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #595
- “respuesta” frequency rank
- #21,477
- “resuelta” frequency rank
- 22072
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respuesta | resuelta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de responder (en cualquiera de sus acepciones). | Forma del femenino de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse. |
Where the eye mixes respuesta and resuelta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respuesta runs 9 letters (CVCCVVCCV) against resuelta's 8 (CVCVVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respuesta and resuelta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: respuesta is [resˈpwest̪a] while resuelta is [reˈswel̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22072, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respuesta is recorded at frequency rank #595, classified as anoun, pronounced [resˈpwest̪a]. resuelta is at rank #21,477, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪a].
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 22072, this pair ranks #252,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respuesta vs resuelta
Shared letters: aerstu. Private to "respuesta": p. Private to "resuelta": l.
"respuesta" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCCV · "resuelta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "respuesta" and "resuelta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "respuesta" or "resuelta"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respuesta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resuelta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #252,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respuesta" and "resuelta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resuelta vs resultas". 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 #252,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.