represa

/[reˈpɾesa]/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#21,137

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

18

similar word pairs

represa is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de represar. Pronounced [reˈpɾesa]. Often confused with retrasa and repulsa.

Key facts for represa
PropertyValue
Headwordrepresa
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈpɾesa]
Letters7
Frequency rank#21,137
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs18
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for represa is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [reˈpɾesa]. Corpus data places it at rank #21,137 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 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for represa, with forms such as "erpresa", "repersa", and "reppresa". 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 18 confusable-pair relationships, "retrasa", "repulsa", "represas", 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 represa, spelled R-E-P-R-E-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 represar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de represar.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erpresa,repersa,reppresa,repreas,repressa,reprresa,reprsea,rerpesa,rperesa,rrepresa

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for represa

Misspelling Variants of "represa"

erpresa7repersa7reppresa8repreas7repressa8reprresa8reprsea7rerpesa7
Misspelling Variants of "represa"

Frequency rank: #21,137 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

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