Which to use
“resuelta” is a participle and “resulta” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #21,477
- “resuelta” frequency rank
- #1,154
- “resulta” frequency rank
- 22631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resuelta | resulta |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resuelta and resulta
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resuelta runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against resulta's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: resuelta vs resulta
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resuelta is [reˈswel̪t̪a] while resulta is [reˈsul̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resuelta is recorded at frequency rank #21,477, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪a]. 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 22631, this pair ranks #249,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resuelta vs resulta
Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resuelta": -. Private to "resulta": -.
"resuelta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resuelta" for "resulta" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resuelta" or "resulta"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resuelta" 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 #249,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resuelta" and "resulta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resuelta 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 #249,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.