Which to use
“resultado” is a noun and “resultando” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #666
- “resultado” frequency rank
- #11,130
- “resultando” frequency rank
- 11796
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultado | resultando |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Efecto de una acción, de un hecho o de un cálculo. | Gerundio de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resultado and resultando
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: resultado vs resultando
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultado is [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o] while resultando is [resul̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11796, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resultado is recorded at frequency rank #666, classified as anoun, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. resultando is at rank #11,130, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪ãn̪d̪o].
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 11796, this pair ranks #293,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resultado vs resultando
Shared letters: adelorstu. Private to "resultado": -. Private to "resultando": n.
"resultado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV · "resultando" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resultado ← ersultado · reslutado · ressultado · resulatdo · resulltado · resultaddo · resultaod · resultdao
- resultando ← ersultando · reslutando · ressultando · resulatndo · resulltando · resultadno · resultanddo · resultanndo
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resultado" for "resultando" ever safe?
Which is more common, "resultado" or "resultando"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #293,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultado" and "resultando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regulando vs resultando". 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 #293,847 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.