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

#9,530
“resulte” frequency rank
#20,185
“resulten” frequency rank
29715
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes resulte and resulten

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

7 ch
resulte
8 ch
resulten

Look-alike desk: resulte vs resulten

A purely visual mix-up. resulte ([reˈsul̪t̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “resulte” sits inside “resulten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29715, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resulte is recorded at frequency rank #9,530, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪e]. 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 29715, this pair ranks #215,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of resulte vs resulten

Shared letters: elrstu. Private to "resulte": -. Private to "resulten": n.

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

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resulteersulte · reslute · ressulte · resulet · resullte · resultte · resutle · reuslte
  • resultenersulten · resluten · ressulten · resuletn · resullten · resultenn · resultne · resultten

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "resulte" and "resulten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪e] versus [reˈsul̪t̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "resulte" vs "resulten" - which ranks higher?
"resulte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,530 in our Spanish list, against #20,185 for "resulten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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  • Full dictionary entry for "resulte" 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 #215,596 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "resulte" 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 #215,596 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