resultabanvsresultanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#38,942
“resultaban” frequency rank
#8,177
“resultan” frequency rank
47119
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultaban resultan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resultaban and resultan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resultaban runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against resultan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
resultaban
8 ch
resultan

Visual trap between resultaban and resultan

A purely visual mix-up. resultaban ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and resultan ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resultaban is recorded at frequency rank #38,942, classified as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]. resultan is at rank #8,177, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪ãn].

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 47119, this pair ranks #121,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resultaban vs resultan

Shared letters: aelnrstu. Private to "resultaban": b. Private to "resultan": -.

"resultaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "resultan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultaban ← ersultaban · reslutaban · ressultaban · resulatban · resulltaban · resultaabn · resultabann · resultabban
  • resultan ← ersultan · reslutan · ressultan · resulatn · resulltan · resultann · resultna · resulttan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resultaban" and "resultan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn] versus [reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resultaban" vs "resultan" - which ranks higher?
"resultan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,177 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.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resultaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,824 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultaban" and "resultan" 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 #121,824 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