resaltavsresulteTell them apart

Which to use

“resalta” and “resulte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#13,783
“resalta” frequency rank
#9,530
“resulte” frequency rank
23313
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resalta resulte
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resaltar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resalta and resulte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. resalta and resulte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
resalta
7 ch
resulte

Why the eye confuses resalta with resulte

A purely visual mix-up. resalta ([reˈsal̪t̪a]) and resulte ([reˈsul̪t̪e]) 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 23313, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resalta is recorded at frequency rank #13,783, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsal̪t̪a]. resulte is at rank #9,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪e].

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 23313, this pair ranks #246,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resalta vs resulte

Shared letters: elrst. Private to "resalta": a. Private to "resulte": u.

"resalta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resulte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resalta ← ersalta · reaslta · resalat · resallta · resaltta · resatla · reslata · ressalta
  • resulte ← ersulte · reslute · ressulte · resulet · resullte · resultte · resutle · reuslte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resalta" for "resulte" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsal̪t̪a] versus [reˈsul̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resalta" vs "resulte" - which ranks higher?
"resulte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,530 in our Spanish list, against #13,783 for "resalta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "resalta" and "resulte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resalta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resulte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #246,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resalta" and "resulte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resalta vs resultas". 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 #246,370 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list