Which to use
“resultaba” and “resultar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,785
- “resultaba” frequency rank
- #6,227
- “resultar” frequency rank
- 20012
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultaba | resultar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. | Ser, suceder o nacer de otra cosa. |
Where the eye mixes resultaba and resultar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: resultaba vs resultar
A purely visual mix-up. resultaba ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20012, 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]. 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 20012, this pair ranks #261,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resultaba vs resultar
Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resultaba": b. Private to "resultar": -.
"resultaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "resultaba" and "resultar" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resultaba" or "resultar" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaba" 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 #261,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultaba" and "resultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultaba 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 #261,189 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.