Which to use
“resultar” and “resultaría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,227
- “resultar” frequency rank
- #20,184
- “resultaría” frequency rank
- 26411
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultar | resultaría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser, suceder o nacer de otra cosa. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resultar and resultaría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. resultar runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against resultaría's 10 (CVCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses resultar with resultaría
A purely visual mix-up. resultar ([resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and resultaría ([resul̪t̪aˈɾia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “resultar” sits inside “resultaría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26411, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
resultar is recorded at frequency rank #6,227, classified as averb, pronounced [resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]. resultaría is at rank #20,184, tagged as averb, pronounced [resul̪t̪aˈɾia].
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 26411, this pair ranks #231,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resultar vs resultaría
Shared letters: aelrstu. Private to "resultar": -. Private to "resultaría": í.
"resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resultaría" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- resultar ← ersultar · reslutar · ressultar · resulatr · resulltar · resultarr · resultra · resulttar
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "resultar" for "resultaría" ever safe?
Frequency check: "resultar" vs "resultaría" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resultaría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultar" and "resultaría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resultarán vs resultaría". 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 #231,754 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.