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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.

9 ch
resultaba
10 ch
resultaban

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

  • resultabaersultaba · reslutaba · ressultaba · resulatba · resulltaba · resultaab · resultabba · resultava
  • resultabanersultaban · reslutaban · ressultaban · resulatban · resulltaban · resultaabn · resultabann · resultabban

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resultaba" and "resultaban" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] versus [resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resultaba" vs "resultaban" - which ranks higher?
"resultaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,785 in our Spanish list, against #38,942 for "resultaban". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list