resultanvsresultarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,177
“resultan” frequency rank
#6,227
“resultar” frequency rank
14404
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultan resultar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. Ser, suceder o nacer de otra cosa.

Where the eye mixes resultan and resultar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resultan
8 ch
resultar

Why the eye confuses resultan with resultar

A purely visual mix-up. resultan ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and resultar ([resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “resultan” becomes r in “resultar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14404, 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]. resultar is at rank #6,227, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aɾ].

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 14404, this pair ranks #284,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resultan vs resultar

Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resultan": n. Private to "resultar": -.

"resultan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultanersultan · reslutan · ressultan · resulatn · resulltan · resultann · resultna · resulttan
  • resultarersultar · reslutar · ressultar · resulatr · resulltar · resultarr · resultra · resulttar

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "resultan" for "resultar" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn] versus [resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resultan" or "resultar"?
"resultar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,227 in our Spanish list, against #8,177 for "resultan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resultan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resultar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #284,245 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultan" and "resultar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultan vs resultarán". 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 #284,245 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