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.
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
- resiliente ← ersiliente · reisliente · resiilente · resileinte · resilienet · resiliennte · resilientte · resilietne
- resistente ← ersistente · reisstente · resisetnte · resisstente · resistenet · resistennte · resistentte · resistetne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resiliente" for "resistente" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resiliente" vs "resistente" - which ranks higher?
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.