reposa

/[reˈposa]/ verb

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#39,967

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

reposa is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reposar o de reposarse. Pronounced [reˈposa]. Often confused with Rosa and retos.

Key facts for reposa
PropertyValue
Headwordreposa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈposa]
Letters6
Frequency rank#39,967
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reposa is 6 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈposa]. Corpus data places it at rank #39,967 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for reposa, with forms such as "erposa", "reopsa", and "repoas". 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, "Rosa", "retos", "rezos", 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 reposa, spelled R-E-P-O-S-A, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reposar o de reposarse.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de reposar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erposa,reopsa,repoas,repossa,repposa,repsoa,rpeosa,rreposa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reposa

Misspelling Variants of "reposa"

erposa6reopsa6repoas6repossa7repposa7repsoa6rpeosa6rreposa7
Misspelling Variants of "reposa"

Frequency rank: #39,967 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reposa"?
"reposa" is spelled R-E-P-O-S-A. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈposa].
What does "reposa" mean?
As a verb, "reposa" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reposar o de reposarse.
What words are commonly confused with "reposa"?
"reposa" is commonly confused with "Rosa", "retos", "rezos". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reposa"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reposa" is [reˈposa]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reposa" come from?
"reposa" 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.