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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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
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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.