restanvsresultanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#27,764
“restan” frequency rank
#8,177
“resultan” frequency rank
35941
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature restan resultan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de restar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes restan and resultan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. restan runs 6 letters (CVCCVC) against resultan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
restan
8 ch
resultan

Look-alike desk: restan vs resultan

A purely visual mix-up. restan ([ˈrest̪ãn]) and resultan ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 35941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

restan is recorded at frequency rank #27,764, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈrest̪ãn]. resultan is at rank #8,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪ãn].

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 35941, this pair ranks #183,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of restan vs resultan

Shared letters: aenrst. Private to "restan": -. Private to "resultan": lu.

"restan" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC  ·  "resultan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • restan ← erstan · resatn · resstan · restann · restna · resttan · retsan · rrestan
  • resultan ← ersultan · reslutan · ressultan · resulatn · resulltan · resultann · resultna · resulttan

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "restan" and "resultan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈrest̪ãn] versus [reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "restan" or "resultan"?
"resultan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,177 in our Spanish list, against #27,764 for "restan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "restan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #183,344 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "restan" and "resultan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rasta vs restan". 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 #183,344 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