resueltavsresultarWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: resuelta is a participle, resultar is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resuelta” is a participle and “resultar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,477
“resuelta” frequency rank
#6,227
“resultar” frequency rank
27704
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelta resultar
Definition Forma del femenino de resuelto, participio de resolver o de resolverse. Ser, suceder o nacer de otra cosa.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resuelta and resultar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
resuelta
8 ch
resultar

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resuelta is [reˈswel̪t̪a] while resultar is [resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27704, 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]. resultar is at rank #6,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aɾ].

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 27704, this pair ranks #225,531 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resuelta vs resultar

Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resuelta": -. Private to "resultar": -.

"resuelta" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltaersuelta · reseulta · ressuelta · resuelat · resuellta · resueltta · resuetla · resuleta
  • resultarersultar · reslutar · ressultar · resulatr · resulltar · resultarr · resultra · resulttar

Frequency comparison

resuelta#21,477
resultar#6,227

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resuelta" and "resultar" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resuelta" is a participle and "resultar" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "resuelta" or "resultar"?
"resultar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,227 in our Spanish list, against #21,477 for "resuelta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering resuelta vs resultar

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “resuelta”; for a verb, it's “resultar”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “resuelta” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list