resultanvsresultaronWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#8,177
“resultan” frequency rank
#8,306
“resultaron” frequency rank
16483
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultan resultaron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resultan and resultaron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resultan
10 ch
resultaron

Visual trap between resultan and resultaron

A purely visual mix-up. resultan ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and resultaron ([resul̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16483, 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]. 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 16483, this pair ranks #275,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resultan vs resultaron

Shared letters: aelnrstu. Private to "resultan": -. Private to "resultaron": o.

"resultan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "resultaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultanersultan · reslutan · ressultan · resulatn · resulltan · resultann · resultna · resulttan
  • resultaronersultaron · reslutaron · ressultaron · resulatron · resulltaron · resultaorn · resultarno · resultaronn

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resultan" and "resultaron" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn] versus [resul̪ˈt̪aɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "resultan" or "resultaron" show up more?
"resultan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,177 in our Spanish list, against #8,306 for "resultaron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "resultan" and "resultaron" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "resultan" 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 #275,980 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultan" 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 #275,980 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