resultadovsresultadosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#666
“resultado” frequency rank
#635
“resultados” frequency rank
1301
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultado resultados
Definition Efecto de una acción, de un hecho o de un cálculo. Forma del plural de resultado.

Where the eye mixes resultado and resultados

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. resultado runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against resultados's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
resultado
10 ch
resultados

Look-alike desk: resultado vs resultados

A purely visual mix-up. resultado ([resul̪ˈt̪að̞o]) and resultados ([resul̪ˈt̪að̞os]) 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 extra letter(s) - “resultado” sits inside “resultados”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1301, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resultado is recorded at frequency rank #666, classified as anoun, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. resultados is at rank #635, tagged as anoun, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪að̞os].

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 1301, this pair ranks #322,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resultado vs resultados

Shared letters: adelorstu. Private to "resultado": -. Private to "resultados": -.

"resultado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "resultados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultado ← ersultado · reslutado · ressultado · resulatdo · resulltado · resultaddo · resultaod · resultdao
  • resultados ← ersultados · reslutados · ressultados · resulatdos · resulltados · resultaddos · resultadoss · resultadso

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resultado" for "resultados" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([resul̪ˈt̪að̞o] versus [resul̪ˈt̪að̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resultado" or "resultados"?
"resultados" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #635 in our Spanish list, against #666 for "resultado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "resultado" and "resultados" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resultado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultados" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #322,272 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultado" and "resultados" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultado vs resultas". 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 #322,272 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