resultovsresumióWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#29,375
“resulto” frequency rank
#37,303
“resumió” frequency rank
66678
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature resulto resumió
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de resultar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resumir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set resulto and resumió apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
resulto
7 ch
resumió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. resulto ([reˈsul̪t̪o]) and resumió ([resuˈmjo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66678, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

resulto is recorded at frequency rank #29,375, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsul̪t̪o]. resumió is at rank #37,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [resuˈmjo].

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 66678, this pair ranks #39,196 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of resulto vs resumió

Shared letters: ersu. Private to "resulto": lot. Private to "resumió": imó.

"resulto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resumió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • resultoersulto · resluto · ressulto · resullto · resulot · resultto · resutlo · reuslto

Frequency comparison

resulto#29,375
resumió#37,303

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "resulto" and "resumió" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsul̪t̪o] versus [resuˈmjo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "resulto" or "resumió"?
"resulto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,375 in our Spanish list, against #37,303 for "resumió". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering resulto vs resumió

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  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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