resucitavsresultaWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#44,421
“resucita” frequency rank
#1,154
“resulta” frequency rank
45575
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resucita resulta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resucitar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resucita and resulta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resucita runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against resulta's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
resucita
7 ch
resulta

Why the eye confuses resucita with resulta

A purely visual mix-up. resucita ([resuˈsit̪a]) and resulta ([reˈsul̪t̪a]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45575, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resucita is recorded at frequency rank #44,421, classified as averb, pronounced [resuˈsit̪a]. resulta is at rank #1,154, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪a].

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 45575, this pair ranks #130,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resucita vs resulta

Shared letters: aerstu. Private to "resucita": ci. Private to "resulta": l.

"resucita" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resucita ← ersucita · rescuita · ressucita · resuccita · resuciat · resucitta · resuctia · resuicta
  • resulta ← ersulta · resluta · ressulta · resulat · resullta · resultta · resutla · reuslta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resucita" and "resulta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resuˈsit̪a] versus [reˈsul̪t̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resucita" vs "resulta" - which ranks higher?
"resulta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,154 in our Spanish list, against #44,421 for "resucita". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resucita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resulta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #130,673 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resucita" and "resulta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reducía vs resucita". 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 #130,673 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