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

#27,383
“resuelvan” frequency rank
#16,970
“resuelven” frequency rank
44353
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelvan resuelven
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de resolver o de resolverse. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resolver o de resolverse.

Where the eye mixes resuelvan and resuelven

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

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resuelvan
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resuelven

Why the eye confuses resuelvan with resuelven

A purely visual mix-up. resuelvan ([reˈswelβ̞ãn]) and resuelven ([reˈswelβ̞ẽn]) 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 “resuelvan” becomes e in “resuelven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelvan is recorded at frequency rank #27,383, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞ãn]. resuelven is at rank #16,970, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞ẽn].

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 44353, this pair ranks #137,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelvan vs resuelven

Shared letters: elnrsuv. Private to "resuelvan": a. Private to "resuelven": -.

"resuelvan" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "resuelven" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resuelvanersuelvan · reseulvan · ressuelvan · resuelavn · resuelban · resuellvan · resuelvann · resuelvna
  • resuelvenersuelven · reseulven · ressuelven · resuelben · resuelevn · resuellven · resuelvenn · resuelvne

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resuelvan" and "resuelven" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswelβ̞ãn] versus [reˈswelβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resuelvan" or "resuelven" show up more?
"resuelven" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,970 in our Spanish list, against #27,383 for "resuelvan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelvan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelven" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #137,525 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelvan" and "resuelven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resuelvan vs resuenan". 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 #137,525 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