resueltovsresueltosTell them apart

Quick tell: resuelto is a adjective, resueltos is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resuelto” is an adjective and “resueltos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#6,586
“resuelto” frequency rank
#17,275
“resueltos” frequency rank
23861
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelto resueltos
Definition Determinado, decidido. Forma del plural de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse.

Where the eye mixes resuelto and resueltos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resuelto runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against resueltos's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resuelto
9 ch
resueltos

Visual trap between resuelto and resueltos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resuelto is [reˈswel̪t̪o] while resueltos is [reˈswel̪t̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “resuelto” sits inside “resueltos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelto is recorded at frequency rank #6,586, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪o]. resueltos is at rank #17,275, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪os].

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 23861, this pair ranks #243,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelto vs resueltos

Shared letters: elorstu. Private to "resuelto": -. Private to "resueltos": -.

"resuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "resueltos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltoersuelto · reseulto · ressuelto · resuellto · resuelot · resueltto · resuetlo · resuleto
  • resueltosersueltos · reseultos · ressueltos · resuelltos · resuelots · resueltoss · resueltso · resuelttos

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resuelto" and "resueltos" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resuelto" is an adjective and "resueltos" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "resuelto" vs "resueltos" - which ranks higher?
"resuelto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,586 in our Spanish list, against #17,275 for "resueltos". 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 "resuelto" and "resueltos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resueltos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #243,825 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelto" and "resueltos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resueltos 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 #243,825 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