resultanvsresultanteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: resultan is a verb, resultante is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“resultan” is a verb and “resultante” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,177
“resultan” frequency rank
#12,050
“resultante” frequency rank
20227
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultan resultante
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. Que resulta.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resultan and resultante apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
resultan
10 ch
resultante

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: resultan is [reˈsul̪t̪ãn] while resultante is [resul̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “resultan” sits inside “resultante”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20227, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resultan is recorded at frequency rank #8,177, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪ãn]. resultante is at rank #12,050, tagged as anadj, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪ãn̪t̪e].

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 20227, this pair ranks #260,259 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resultan vs resultante

Shared letters: aelnrstu. Private to "resultan": -. Private to "resultante": -.

"resultan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "resultante" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultanersultan · reslutan · ressultan · resulatn · resulltan · resultann · resultna · resulttan
  • resultanteersultante · reslutante · ressultante · resulatnte · resulltante · resultanet · resultannte · resultantte

Frequency comparison

resultan#8,177
resultante#12,050

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resultan" and "resultante" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "resultan" is a verb and "resultante" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "resultan" or "resultante"?
"resultan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,177 in our Spanish list, against #12,050 for "resultante". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering resultan vs resultante

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “resultan”; for an adjective, it's “resultante”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “resultan” 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