resilientevsresistenteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“resiliente” and “resistente” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#46,033
“resiliente” frequency rank
#9,758
“resistente” frequency rank
55791
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resiliente resistente
Definition que tem ou demonstra resiliência que resiste, opõe resistência

Letter map: resiliente vs resistente

Shared letters muted; letters that set resiliente and resistente apart highlighted. Shared run: 8.

10 ch
resiliente
10 ch
resistente

Spelling & dictionary notes on resiliente vs resistente

resiliente and resistente are indexed as a confusable Portuguese pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55791, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resiliente is recorded at frequency rank #46,033, classified as anadj. resistente is at rank #9,758, tagged as anadj.

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 55791, this pair ranks #10,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resiliente vs resistente

Shared letters: einrst. Private to "resiliente": l. Private to "resistente": -.

"resiliente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCCV  ·  "resistente" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resilienteersiliente · reisliente · resiilente · resileinte · resilienet · resiliennte · resilientte · resilietne
  • resistenteersistente · reisstente · resisetnte · resisstente · resistenet · resistennte · resistentte · resistetne

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resiliente" for "resistente" ever safe?
No. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "resiliente" vs "resistente" - which ranks higher?
"resistente" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,758 in our Portuguese list, against #46,033 for "resiliente". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pair "resiliente" vs "resistente" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resiliente" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resistente" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #10,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resiliente" and "resistente" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recipiente vs resiliente". 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 #10,378 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list