Which to use
“resulta” and “resultaba” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,154
- “resulta” frequency rank
- #13,785
- “resultaba” frequency rank
- 14939
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resulta | resultaba |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resulta and resultaba
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses resulta with resultaba
A purely visual mix-up. resulta ([reˈsul̪t̪a]) and resultaba ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “resulta” sits inside “resultaba”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14939, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resulta is recorded at frequency rank #1,154, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪a]. resultaba is at rank #13,785, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a].
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 14939, this pair ranks #282,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resulta vs resultaba
Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resulta": -. Private to "resultaba": b.
"resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resultaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resulta" and "resultaba" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resulta" or "resultaba" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resulta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaba" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #282,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resulta" and "resultaba" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultaba vs resultarán". 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 #282,129 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.