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

#14,450
“resuelva” frequency rank
#8,583
“resuelve” frequency rank
23033
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelva resuelve
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resolver o de resolverse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resolver o de resolverse.

Where the eye mixes resuelva and resuelve

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resuelva and resuelve follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
resuelva
8 ch
resuelve

Look-alike desk: resuelva vs resuelve

A purely visual mix-up. resuelva ([reˈswelβ̞a]) and resuelve ([reˈswelβ̞e]) 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 a single letter - a in “resuelva” becomes e in “resuelve”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23033, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelva is recorded at frequency rank #14,450, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞a]. resuelve is at rank #8,583, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞e].

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 23033, this pair ranks #247,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resuelva vs resuelve

Shared letters: elrsuv. Private to "resuelva": a. Private to "resuelve": -.

"resuelva" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "resuelve" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resuelvaersuelva · reseulva · ressuelva · resuelav · resuelba · resuellva · resuelvva · resuevla
  • resuelveersuelve · reseulve · ressuelve · resuelbe · resuelev · resuellve · resuelvve · resuevle

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resuelva" for "resuelve" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswelβ̞a] versus [reˈswelβ̞e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resuelva" vs "resuelve" - which ranks higher?
"resuelve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,583 in our Spanish list, against #14,450 for "resuelva". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelve" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #247,675 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelva" and "resuelve" 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 #247,675 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