Which to use
“resultaba” and “resultaban” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,785
- “resultaba” frequency rank
- #38,942
- “resultaban” frequency rank
- 52727
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultaba | resultaban |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resultaba and resultaban
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses resultaba with resultaban
A purely visual mix-up. resultaba ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and resultaban ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) 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) - “resultaba” sits inside “resultaban”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52727, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resultaba is recorded at frequency rank #13,785, classified as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]. resultaban is at rank #38,942, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn].
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 52727, this pair ranks #91,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resultaba vs resultaban
Shared letters: abelrstu. Private to "resultaba": -. Private to "resultaban": n.
"resultaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "resultaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- resultaba ← ersultaba · reslutaba · ressultaba · resulatba · resulltaba · resultaab · resultabba · resultava
- resultaban ← ersultaban · reslutaban · ressultaban · resulatban · resulltaban · resultaabn · resultabann · resultabban
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resultaba" and "resultaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "resultaba" vs "resultaban" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "resultaba" and "resultaban" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaba" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaban" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #91,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultaba" and "resultaban" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultaban 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 #91,321 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.