resultadovsresultoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: resultado is a noun, resulto is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resultado” is a noun and “resulto” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#666
“resultado” frequency rank
#29,375
“resulto” frequency rank
30041
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultado resulto
Definition Efecto de una acción, de un hecho o de un cálculo. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resultar.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
resultado
7 ch
resulto

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultado is [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o] while resulto is [reˈsul̪t̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 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 30041, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resultado is recorded at frequency rank #666, classified as anoun, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪að̞o]. resulto is at rank #29,375, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪o].

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 30041, this pair ranks #213,945 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resultado vs resulto

Shared letters: elorstu. Private to "resultado": ad. Private to "resulto": -.

"resultado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "resulto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultadoersultado · reslutado · ressultado · resulatdo · resulltado · resultaddo · resultaod · resultdao
  • resultoersulto · resluto · ressulto · resullto · resulot · resultto · resutlo · reuslto

Frequency comparison

resultado#666
resulto#29,375

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resultado" and "resulto" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resultado" is a noun and "resulto" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "resultado" or "resulto"?
"resultado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #666 in our Spanish list, against #29,375 for "resulto". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering resultado vs resulto

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “resultado”; for a verb, it's “resulto”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “resultado” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list