repisa

[reˈpisa]

/[reˈpisa]/ noun

The verdict

“repisa” has 8 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #43,231. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#43,231
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Soporte fabricado en obra (ladrillo, escayola, etc.), madera, metal u otro material resistente, como derivados del vidrio y el plástico, que aplicado o instalado horizontalmente en paredes, muros, ...

Corpus desk

Index ES-repisa · repisa · Spanish

repisa · rank #43,231 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #43,231
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH renace

Nearest frequency peer: renace (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “repisa”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “repisa” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

repisa vs risa
67% similar
repisa vs repito
67% similar
repisa vs repite
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for repisa
PropertyValue
Headwordrepisa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[reˈpisa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#43,231
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “repisa”

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).repisacae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “renace” (#43,230), “rememora” (#43,229), “reservan” (#43,233). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “repisa” va en #43,231. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around repisa (IPA [reˈpisa]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #43,231 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Soporte fabricado en obra (ladrillo, escayola, etc.), madera, metal u otro material resistente, como derivados del vidrio y el plástico, que aplicado o instalado horizontalmente en paredes, muros, ...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for repisa, with forms such as "erpisa", "reipsa", and "repias". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "risa", "repito", "repite", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Spanish form is repisa, spelled R-E-P-I-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Soporte fabricado en obra (ladrillo, escayola, etc.), madera, metal u otro material resistente, como derivados del vidrio y el plástico, que aplicado o instalado horizontalmente en paredes, muros, muebles o armarios, o disponiendo de patas, sirve de superficie de base de muy variado uso en casas, establecimientos de venta, industrias, talleres, etc.

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpisa
  • reipsa
  • repias
  • repissa
  • reppisa
  • repsia
  • rpeisa
  • rrepisa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repisa - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erpisa2reipsa2repias2repissa1reppisa1repsia2rpeisa2rrepisa1
Edit distance from "repisa"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repisa"?
"repisa" is spelled R-E-P-I-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈpisa].
What does "repisa" mean?
As a noun, "repisa" means: Soporte fabricado en obra (ladrillo, escayola, etc.), madera, metal u otro material resistente, como derivados del vidrio y el plástico, que aplicado o instalado horizontalmente en paredes, muros, ...
What words are commonly confused with "repisa"?
"repisa" is commonly confused with "risa", "repito", "repite". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "repisa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repisa" is [reˈpisa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repisa" come from?
"repisa" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "repisa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list