resistente

adj

The verdict

“resistente” has 15 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #9,758. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,758
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - que resiste, opõe resistência

Corpus desk

Index PT-resistente · resistente · Portuguese

resistente · rank #9,758 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,758
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH relativo

Nearest frequency peer: relativo (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “resistente”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “resistente” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

resistente vs residente
80% similar
resistente vs resiliente
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for resistente
PropertyValue
Headwordresistente
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#9,758
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “resistente”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.resistentecai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “relativo” (#9,756), “satisfazer” (#9,761), “referente” (#9,754). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “resistente” fica em #9,758. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around resistente, anadjective. Corpus frequency is #9,758 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for resistente, with forms such as "ersistente", "reisstente", and "resisetnte". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "residente", "resiliente", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is resistente, spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-E-N-T-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    que resiste, opõe resistência
  2. 2
    que é sólido, tem firmeza, seguro
  3. 3
    que resiste à passagem do tempo, duradouro
  4. 4
    teimoso, obstinado

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how resistente appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A peroba rosa é a madeira mais resistente ao ataque de cupins.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersistente
  • reisstente
  • resisetnte
  • resisstente
  • resistenet
  • resistennte
  • resistentte
  • resistetne
  • resistnete
  • resisttente
  • resitsente
  • ressistente
  • ressitente
  • rresistente
  • rseistente

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resistente - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ersistente2reisstente2resisetnte2resisstente1resistenet2resistennte1resistentte1resistetne2
Edit distance from "resistente"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "resistente"?
"resistente" is spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-E-N-T-E.
What does "resistente" mean?
As an adjective, "resistente" means: que resiste, opõe resistência
What words are commonly confused with "resistente"?
"resistente" is commonly confused with "residente", "resiliente". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "resistente" come from?
"resistente" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "resistente", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list