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.
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?
Frequency check: "resultaban" vs "resultan" - which ranks higher?
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.