Which to use
“resorted” and “resulted” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,638
- “resorted” frequency rank
- #3,842
- “resulted” frequency rank
- 25480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resorted | resulted |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of resort | simple past and past participle of result |
Letter map: resorted vs resulted
Shared letters muted; letters that set resorted and resulted apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - resorted / resulted
resorted and resulted are indexed as a confusable English 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 25480, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resorted is recorded at frequency rank #21,638, classified as averb. 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 25480, this pair ranks #393,951 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resorted vs resulted
Shared letters: derst. Private to "resorted": o. Private to "resulted": lu.
"resorted" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resulted" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resorted" for "resulted" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resorted" vs "resulted" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "resorted" and "resulted".
- Full dictionary entry for "resorted" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resulted" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,951 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resorted" and "resulted" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resorted vs retorted". 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 #393,951 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.