Which to use
“resultar” and “resulten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,227
- “resultar” frequency rank
- #20,185
- “resulten” frequency rank
- 26412
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | resultar | resulten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ser, suceder o nacer de otra cosa. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de resultar. |
Where the eye mixes resultar and resulten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. resultar and resulten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses resultar with resulten
A purely visual mix-up. resultar ([resul̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and resulten ([reˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26412, 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]. resulten is at rank #20,185, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪ẽn].
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 26412, this pair ranks #231,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of resultar vs resulten
Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "resultar": a. Private to "resulten": n.
"resultar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "resulten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "resultar" and "resulten" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "resultar" vs "resulten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "resultar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "resulten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #231,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "resultar" and "resulten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regulen vs resulten". 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 #231,748 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.