reparar

/[repaˈɾaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#7,781

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

reparar is aSpanishverb. It means: Volver a poner en buen estado. Pronounced [repaˈɾaɾ]. It ranks #7,781 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with reparo and repasa.

Key facts for reparar
PropertyValue
Headwordreparar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[repaˈɾaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#7,781
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of reparar in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reparar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [repaˈɾaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,781 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for reparar, with forms such as "erparar", "reaprar", and "repaarr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reparo", "repasa", "retirar", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is reparar, spelled R-E-P-A-R-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Volver a poner en buen estado.
  2. 2
    Corregir un error, enmendar un daño o remediar un mal.
  3. 3
    Enmendar un agravio u ofensa dando las satisfacciones necesarias al ofendido.
  4. 4
    Hacer una crítica o exponer defectos.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erparar,reaprar,repaarr,repararr,reparra,reparrar,repparar,repraar,rpearar,rreparar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reparar

Misspelling Variants of "reparar"

erparar7reaprar7repaarr7repararr8reparra7reparrar8repparar8repraar7
Misspelling Variants of "reparar"

Frequency rank: #7,781 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reparar"?
"reparar" is spelled R-E-P-A-R-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [repaˈɾaɾ].
What does "reparar" mean?
As a verb, "reparar" means: Volver a poner en buen estado.
What words are commonly confused with "reparar"?
"reparar" is commonly confused with "reparo", "repasa", "retirar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reparar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reparar" is [repaˈɾaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reparar" come from?
"reparar" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.