resultavsresultarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#1,154
“resulta” frequency rank
#6,227
“resultar” frequency rank
7381
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resulta resultar
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. Ser, suceder o nacer de otra cosa.

Where the eye mixes resulta and resultar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

7 ch
resulta
8 ch
resultar

Why the eye confuses resulta with resultar

A purely visual mix-up. resulta ([reˈsul̪t̪a]) and resultar ([resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “resulta” sits inside “resultar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7381, 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]. 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 7381, this pair ranks #308,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resulta vs resultar

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

"resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultaersulta · resluta · ressulta · resulat · resullta · resultta · resutla · reuslta
  • resultarersultar · reslutar · ressultar · resulatr · resulltar · resultarr · resultra · resulttar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resulta" and "resultar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪a] versus [resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resulta" vs "resultar" - which ranks higher?
"resulta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,154 in our Spanish list, against #6,227 for "resultar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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 "resultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #308,147 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resulta" and "resultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultar 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 #308,147 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