Which to use
“resulta” is a verb and “resultado” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,154
- “resulta” frequency rank
- #666
- “resultado” frequency rank
- 1820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resulta | resultado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. | Efecto de una acción, de un hecho o de un cálculo. |
Where the eye mixes resulta and resultado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: resulta vs resultado
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resulta is [reˈsul̪t̪a] while resultado is [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “resulta” sits inside “resultado”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1820, 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]. resultado is at rank #666, tagged as anoun, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o].
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 1820, this pair ranks #321,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resulta vs resultado
Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resulta": -. Private to "resultado": do.
"resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "resultado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resulta" and "resultado" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resulta" or "resultado" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "resulta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resulta" and "resultado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refuta vs resulta". 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 #321,425 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.