Which to use
“rapiña” and “repisa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #40,497
- “rapiña” frequency rank
- #43,231
- “repisa” frequency rank
- 83728
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapiña | repisa |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Apropiación violenta de la propiedad ajena | 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. |
Where the eye mixes rapiña and repisa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: rapiña vs repisa
A purely visual mix-up. rapiña ([raˈpiɲa]) and repisa ([reˈpisa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83728, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapiña is recorded at frequency rank #40,497, classified as anoun, pronounced [raˈpiɲa]. repisa is at rank #43,231, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpisa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 83728, this pair ranks #7,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rapiña vs repisa
Shared letters: aipr. Private to "rapiña": ñ. Private to "repisa": es.
"rapiña" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repisa ← erpisa · reipsa · repias · repissa · reppisa · repsia · rpeisa · rrepisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rapiña" for "repisa" ever safe?
Frequency check: "rapiña" vs "repisa" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapiña" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repisa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #7,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapiña" and "repisa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs repisa". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #7,800 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.