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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resuelve" for "resuelven" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resuelve" vs "resuelven" - which ranks higher?
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.