resuelvevsresuelvenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,583
“resuelve” frequency rank
#16,970
“resuelven” frequency rank
25553
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelve resuelven
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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 resuelve and resuelven

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

8 ch
resuelve
9 ch
resuelven

Look-alike desk: resuelve vs resuelven

A purely visual mix-up. resuelve ([reˈswelβ̞e]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “resuelve” sits inside “resuelven”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25553, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelve is recorded at frequency rank #8,583, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞e]. 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 25553, this pair ranks #235,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelve vs resuelven

Shared letters: elrsuv. Private to "resuelve": -. Private to "resuelven": n.

"resuelve" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "resuelven" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resuelveersuelve · reseulve · ressuelve · resuelbe · resuelev · resuellve · resuelvve · resuevle
  • resuelvenersuelven · reseulven · ressuelven · resuelben · resuelevn · resuellven · resuelvenn · resuelvne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resuelve" for "resuelven" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswelβ̞e] versus [reˈswelβ̞ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resuelve" vs "resuelven" - which ranks higher?
"resuelve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,583 in our Spanish list, against #16,970 for "resuelven". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "resuelve" and "resuelven" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelve" 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 #235,916 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelve" and "resuelven" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resuelven vs revuelve". 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 #235,916 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