Which to use
“result” is a verb and “résumé” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #681
- “result” frequency rank
- #35,924
- “résumé” frequency rank
- 36605
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | result | résumé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor. | Alternative spelling of resume (“a summary, especially of employment history”). |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set result and résumé apart are highlighted. They share 3 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: result is /ɹɪˈzʌlt/ while résumé is /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36605, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
result is recorded at frequency rank #681, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈzʌlt/. résumé is at rank #35,924, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈɹɛz.(j)ʊˌmeɪ/.
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 36605, this pair ranks #301,764 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of result vs résumé
Shared letters: rsu. Private to "result": elt. Private to "résumé": mé.
"result" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "résumé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- result ← ersult · reslut · ressult · resullt · resultt · resutl · reuslt · rresult