Which to use
“resisted” and “resulted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,851
- “resisted” frequency rank
- #3,842
- “resulted” frequency rank
- 16693
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resisted | resulted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of resist | simple past and past participle of result |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resisted and resulted apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. resisted (/ɹɪˈzɪstɪd/) and resulted (/ɹɪˈzʌltɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16693, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resisted is recorded at frequency rank #12,851, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzɪstɪd/. resulted is at rank #3,842, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzʌltɪd/.
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 16693, this pair ranks #456,139 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resisted vs resulted
Shared letters: derst. Private to "resisted": i. Private to "resulted": lu.
"resisted" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resulted" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC