reposar

/[repoˈsaɾ]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#28,142

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

reposar is aSpanishverb. It means: Descansar, dar intermisión a la fatiga o al trabajo. Pronounced [repoˈsaɾ]. Often confused with reposo and revisar.

Key facts for reposar
PropertyValue
Headwordreposar
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[repoˈsaɾ]
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,142
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reposar is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [repoˈsaɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #28,142 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 6 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 reposar, with forms such as "erposar", "reopsar", and "repoasr". 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 15 confusable-pair relationships, "reposo", "revisar", "revocar", 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 reposar, spelled R-E-P-O-S-A-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Descansar, dar intermisión a la fatiga o al trabajo.
  2. 2
    Descansar, durmiendo un breve sueño.
  3. 3
    Permanecer en quietud y paz y sin alteración una cosa.
  4. 4
    Estar enterrado, yacer.
  5. 5
    Tratándose de líquidos, posarse.
  6. 6
    Permanecer en cama como parte de un tratamiento de una enfermedad grave o una convalecencia postoperatoria.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erposar,reopsar,repoasr,reposarr,reposra,repossar,repposar,repsoar,rpeosar,rreposar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for reposar

Misspelling Variants of "reposar"

erposar7reopsar7repoasr7reposarr8reposra7repossar8repposar8repsoar7
Misspelling Variants of "reposar"

Frequency rank: #28,142 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reposar"?
"reposar" is spelled R-E-P-O-S-A-R. The IPA pronunciation is [repoˈsaɾ].
What does "reposar" mean?
As a verb, "reposar" means: Descansar, dar intermisión a la fatiga o al trabajo.
What words are commonly confused with "reposar"?
"reposar" is commonly confused with "reposo", "revisar", "revocar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reposar"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reposar" is [repoˈsaɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reposar" come from?
"reposar" 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.