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

#13,785
“resultaba” frequency rank
#48,669
“resultarán” frequency rank
62454
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultaba resultarán
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resultaba and resultarán

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

9 ch
resultaba
10 ch
resultarán

Visual trap between resultaba and resultarán

A purely visual mix-up. resultaba ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a]) and resultarán ([resul̪t̪aˈɾãn]) 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 62454, 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]. resultarán is at rank #48,669, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪t̪aˈɾãn].

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 62454, this pair ranks #51,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resultaba vs resultarán

Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resultaba": b. Private to "resultarán": .

"resultaba" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "resultarán" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultabaersultaba · reslutaba · ressultaba · resulatba · resulltaba · resultaab · resultabba · resultava

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resultaba" for "resultarán" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞a] versus [resul̪t̪aˈɾãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resultaba" or "resultarán"?
"resultaba" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,785 in our Spanish list, against #48,669 for "resultarán". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "resultarán" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #51,969 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultaba" and "resultarán" 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 #51,969 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