Which to use
“resultaban” and “resultará” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,942
- “resultaban” frequency rank
- #16,202
- “resultará” frequency rank
- 55144
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultaban | resultará |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de resultar. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resultaban and resultará
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. resultaban runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVC) against resultará's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses resultaban with resultará
A purely visual mix-up. resultaban ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn]) and resultará ([resul̪t̪aˈɾa]) 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 55144, 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]. resultará is at rank #16,202, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪t̪aˈɾa].
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 55144, this pair ranks #80,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of resultaban vs resultará
Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resultaban": bn. Private to "resultará": á.
"resultaban" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "resultará" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resultaban ← ersultaban · reslutaban · ressultaban · resulatban · resulltaban · resultaabn · resultabann · resultabban
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resultaban" for "resultará" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "resultaban" and "resultará" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaban" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultará" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #80,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultaban" and "resultará" 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 #80,210 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.