resultabanvsresultaráWhat's the difference?

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 spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resultaban and resultará apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
resultaban
9 ch
resultará

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

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

  • resultabanersultaban · reslutaban · ressultaban · resulatban · resulltaban · resultaabn · resultabann · resultabban

Frequency comparison

resultaban#38,942
resultará#16,202

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resultaban" and "resultará" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([resul̪ˈt̪aβ̞ãn] versus [resul̪t̪aˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resultaban" or "resultará"?
"resultará" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #16,202 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.

Remembering resultaban vs resultará

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “resultaban” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list