Which to use
“resuelto” is an adjective and “resuelva” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,586
- “resuelto” frequency rank
- #14,450
- “resuelva” frequency rank
- 21036
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resuelto | resuelva |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Determinado, decidido. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resolver o de resolverse. |
Where the eye mixes resuelto and resuelva
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resuelto and resuelva follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: resuelto vs resuelva
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resuelto is [reˈswel̪t̪o] while resuelva is [reˈswelβ̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21036, 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]. resuelva is at rank #14,450, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞a].
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 21036, this pair ranks #256,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resuelto vs resuelva
Shared letters: elrsu. Private to "resuelto": ot. Private to "resuelva": av.
"resuelto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "resuelva" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "resuelto" and "resuelva" 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 "resuelva" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resuelto" and "resuelva" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resueltas vs resuelva". 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 #256,698 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.