resistir

/Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ/

//Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ// verb

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The verdict

“resistir” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #5,681. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,681
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - manter a coragem, a força (sob pressão)

Corpus desk

Index PT-resistir · resistir · Portuguese

resistir · rank #5,681 · 12 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,681
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH remoção

Nearest frequency peer: remoção (-1 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 “resistir”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “resistir” 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).

resistir vs revistar
75% similar
resistir vs residir
75% similar
resistir vs resista
75% similar

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

Key facts for resistir
PropertyValue
Headwordresistir
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#5,681
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “resistir”

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

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

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “remoção” (#5,680), “revelação” (#5,683), “reconstrução” (#5,677). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “resistir” fica em #5,681. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around resistir (IPA /Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ/), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,681 among 963 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for resistir, with forms such as "ersistir", "reisstir", and "resisitr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "revistar", "residir", "resista", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is resistir, spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    manter a coragem, a força (sob pressão)
  2. 2
    defender-se contra um ataque; revidar
  3. 3
    não ser derrotado; aguentar
  4. 4
    continuar a sobreviver até que chegue ajuda
  5. 5
    continuar a lutar contra um ataque inimigo
  6. 6
    lutar contra algo, geralmente com sucesso
  7. 7
    ser capaz de conter-se
  8. 8
    não ser danificado pela ação de outras forças

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Foi por meio dela que os armênios conseguiram resistir, sobreviver e reconstruir-se como nação.
  2. Já está claro que o governo não conseguirá resistir às pressões da bancada da saúde no Congresso, que luta pela regulamentação da emenda constitucional 29.

Synonyms

aguentar

This word in other languages

bear up(English)resistir(Español)riposter(Français)standhalten(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersistir
  • reisstir
  • resisitr
  • resisstir
  • resistirr
  • resistri
  • resisttir
  • resitsir
  • ressistir
  • ressitir
  • rresistir
  • rseistir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of resistir - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ersistir2reisstir2resisitr2resisstir1resistirr1resistri2resisttir1resitsir2
Edit distance from "resistir"

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 "resistir"?
"resistir" is spelled R-E-S-I-S-T-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is /Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ/.
What does "resistir" mean?
As a verb, "resistir" means: manter a coragem, a força (sob pressão)
What words are commonly confused with "resistir"?
"resistir" is commonly confused with "revistar", "residir", "resista". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "resistir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "resistir" is /Rɨ.ziʃ.ˈtiɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "resistir" come from?
"resistir" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list