resuelvevsresulteWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,583
“resuelve” frequency rank
#9,530
“resulte” frequency rank
18113
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resuelve resulte
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resolver o de resolverse. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resuelve and resulte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resuelve
7 ch
resulte

Look-alike desk: resuelve vs resulte

A purely visual mix-up. resuelve ([reˈswelβ̞e]) and resulte ([reˈsul̪t̪e]) 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 18113, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resuelve is recorded at frequency rank #8,583, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈswelβ̞e]. resulte is at rank #9,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪e].

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 18113, this pair ranks #269,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resuelve vs resulte

Shared letters: elrsu. Private to "resuelve": v. Private to "resulte": t.

"resuelve" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV  ·  "resulte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resuelveersuelve · reseulve · ressuelve · resuelbe · resuelev · resuellve · resuelvve · resuevle
  • resulteersulte · reslute · ressulte · resulet · resullte · resultte · resutle · reuslte

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resuelve" and "resulte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈswelβ̞e] versus [reˈsul̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resuelve" vs "resulte" - which ranks higher?
"resuelve" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,583 in our Spanish list, against #9,530 for "resulte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "resuelve" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resulte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #269,282 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resuelve" and "resulte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultas vs resulte". 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 #269,282 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