resultingvsrevoltingWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: resulting is a adjective, revolting is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resulting” is an adjective and “revolting” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#3,132
“resulting” frequency rank
#28,696
“revolting” frequency rank
31828
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resulting revolting
Definition Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant. present participle and gerund of revolt

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resulting and revolting apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
resulting
9 ch
revolting

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: resulting is anadjective and revoltingaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resulting is recorded at frequency rank #3,132, classified as anadj, pronounced /ɹɪˈzʌltɪŋ/. revolting is at rank #28,696, tagged as averb.

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 31828, this pair ranks #342,866 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resulting vs revolting

Shared letters: egilnrt. Private to "resulting": su. Private to "revolting": ov.

"resulting" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC  ·  "revolting" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultingersulting · resluting · ressulting · resulitng · resullting · resultign · resultingg · resultinng
  • revoltingervolting · reovlting · revloting · revolitng · revollting · revoltign · revoltingg · revoltinng

Frequency comparison

resulting#3,132
revolting#28,696

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resulting" and "revolting" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resulting" is an adjective and "revolting" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "resulting" or "revolting"?
"resulting" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #3,132 in our English list, against #28,696 for "revolting". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering resulting vs revolting

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “resulting”; for a verb, it's “revolting”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “resulting” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list