resultanvsresulteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#8,177
“resultan” frequency rank
#9,530
“resulte” frequency rank
17707
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resultan resulte
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de resultar. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de resultar.

Where the eye mixes resultan and resulte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
resultan
7 ch
resulte

Look-alike desk: resultan vs resulte

A purely visual mix-up. resultan ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn]) and resulte ([reˈsul̪t̪e]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17707, 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]. resulte is at rank #9,530, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪e].

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 17707, this pair ranks #271,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of resultan vs resulte

Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "resultan": an. Private to "resulte": -.

"resultan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "resulte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultanersultan · reslutan · ressultan · resulatn · resulltan · resultann · resultna · resulttan
  • resulteersulte · reslute · ressulte · resulet · resullte · resultte · resutle · reuslte

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resultan" and "resulte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪ãn] versus [reˈsul̪t̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resultan" vs "resulte" - which ranks higher?
"resultan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,177 in our Spanish list, against #9,530 for "resulte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "resultan" and "resulte" 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 "resulte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #271,035 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resultan" and "resulte" 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 #271,035 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