resaltanvsresultasWhich spelling fits?

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“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.

8 ch
resaltan
8 ch
resultas

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

  • resaltanersaltan · reasltan · resalatn · resalltan · resaltann · resaltna · resalttan · resatlan
  • resultasersultas · reslutas · ressultas · resulats · resulltas · resultass · resultsa · resulttas

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resaltan" for "resultas" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsal̪t̪ãn] versus [reˈsul̪t̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resaltan" or "resultas"?
"resaltan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,794 in our Spanish list, against #44,982 for "resultas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list