Which to use
“resaltan” and “resultas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,794
- “resaltan” frequency rank
- #44,982
- “resultas” frequency rank
- 70776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resaltan | resultas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resaltar. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resaltan and resultas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resaltan and resultas follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses resaltan with resultas
A purely visual mix-up. resaltan ([reˈsal̪t̪ãn]) and resultas ([reˈsul̪t̪as]) 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 70776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resaltan is recorded at frequency rank #25,794, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsal̪t̪ãn]. resultas is at rank #44,982, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪as].
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 70776, this pair ranks #28,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resaltan vs resultas
Shared letters: aelrst. Private to "resaltan": n. Private to "resultas": u.
"resaltan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resultas" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resaltan" for "resultas" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resaltan" or "resultas"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "resaltan" and "resultas" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resaltan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resaltan" and "resultas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respetas 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 #28,954 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.