resortedvsresultedConfusable pair

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.

8 ch
resorted
8 ch
resulted

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

  • resortedersorted · reosrted · resoretd · resorrted · resortde · resortedd · resortted · resroted
  • resultedersulted · resluted · ressulted · resuletd · resullted · resultde · resultedd · resultted

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resorted" for "resulted" 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: "resorted" vs "resulted" - which ranks higher?
"resulted" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,842 in our English list, against #21,638 for "resorted". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list