Which to use
“resale” is a noun and “result” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,208
- “resale” frequency rank
- #681
- “result” frequency rank
- 20889
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resale | result |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sale of something previously bought. | To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resale and result apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resale is /ˈriːseɪl/ while result is /ɹɪˈzʌlt/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20889, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resale is recorded at frequency rank #20,208, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈriːseɪl/. result is at rank #681, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzʌlt/.
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 20889, this pair ranks #427,950 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resale vs result
Shared letters: elrs. Private to "resale": a. Private to "result": tu.
"resale" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "result" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC