Which to use
“resultados” is a noun and “resultaron” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #635
- “resultados” frequency rank
- #8,306
- “resultaron” frequency rank
- 8941
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultados | resultaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de resultado. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resultados and resultaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resultados and resultaron follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: resultados vs resultaron
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultados is [resul̪ˈt̪að̞os] while resultaron is [resul̪ˈt̪aɾõn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8941, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resultados is recorded at frequency rank #635, classified as anoun, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪að̞os]. resultaron is at rank #8,306, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aɾõn].
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 8941, this pair ranks #303,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of resultados vs resultaron
Shared letters: aelorstu. Private to "resultados": d. Private to "resultaron": n.
"resultados" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC · "resultaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- resultados ← ersultados · reslutados · ressultados · resulatdos · resulltados · resultaddos · resultadoss · resultadso
- resultaron ← ersultaron · reslutaron · ressultaron · resulatron · resulltaron · resultaorn · resultarno · resultaronn
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resultados" for "resultaron" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resultados" or "resultaron" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultados" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #303,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultados" and "resultaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultarán vs resultaron". 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 #303,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.