resueltasvsresultaWhich spelling fits?

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

Which to use

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

#34,757
“resueltas” frequency rank
#1,154
“resulta” frequency rank
35911
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resueltas resulta
Definition Forma del femenino plural 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 resueltas and resulta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resueltas runs 9 letters (CVCVVCCVC) against resulta's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
resueltas
7 ch
resulta

Look-alike desk: resueltas vs resulta

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resueltas is [reˈswel̪t̪as] while resulta is [reˈsul̪t̪a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 35911, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resueltas is recorded at frequency rank #34,757, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈswel̪t̪as]. 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 35911, this pair ranks #183,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resueltas vs resulta

Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resueltas": -. Private to "resulta": -.

"resueltas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC  ·  "resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resueltas ← ersueltas · reseultas · ressueltas · resuelats · resuelltas · resueltass · resueltsa · resuelttas
  • resulta ← ersulta · resluta · ressulta · resulat · resullta · resultta · resutla · reuslta

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resueltas" and "resulta" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resueltas" is a participle and "resulta" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "resueltas" or "resulta"?
"resulta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,154 in our Spanish list, against #34,757 for "resueltas". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resueltas" 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 #183,506 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resueltas" and "resulta" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resueltas 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 #183,506 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