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

#1,154
“resulta” frequency rank
#9,530
“resulte” frequency rank
10684
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes resulta and resulte

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

7 ch
resulta
7 ch
resulte

Why the eye confuses resulta with resulte

A purely visual mix-up. resulta ([reˈsul̪t̪a]) 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 a single letter - a in “resulta” becomes e in “resulte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10684, 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]. 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 10684, this pair ranks #297,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resulta vs resulte

Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "resulta": a. Private to "resulte": -.

"resulta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resulte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultaersulta · resluta · ressulta · resulat · resullta · resultta · resutla · reuslta
  • resulteersulte · reslute · ressulte · resulet · resullte · resultte · resutle · reuslte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resulta" and "resulte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪a] versus [reˈsul̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resulta" or "resulte"?
"resulta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,154 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.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "resulta" 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 #297,753 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resulta" 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 #297,753 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