rebatirvsrepartirWhich spelling fits?

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“rebatir” and “repartir” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#42,106
“rebatir” frequency rank
#11,128
“repartir” frequency rank
53234
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rebatir repartir
Definition Refutar con argumentos una idea. Dividir algo entre varios destinos, personas, etc.

Where the eye mixes rebatir and repartir

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. rebatir runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against repartir's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
rebatir
8 ch
repartir

Look-alike desk: rebatir vs repartir

A purely visual mix-up. rebatir ([reβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]) and repartir ([repaɾˈt̪iɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53234, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rebatir is recorded at frequency rank #42,106, classified as averb, pronounced [reβ̞aˈt̪iɾ]. repartir is at rank #11,128, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iɾ].

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 53234, this pair ranks #88,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rebatir vs repartir

Shared letters: aeirt. Private to "rebatir": b. Private to "repartir": p.

"rebatir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rebatir ← erbatir · rbeatir · reabtir · rebaitr · rebatirr · rebatri · rebattir · rebbatir
  • repartir ← erpartir · reaprtir · reparitr · reparrtir · repartirr · repartri · reparttir · repatrir

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "rebatir" for "repartir" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reβ̞aˈt̪iɾ] versus [repaɾˈt̪iɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "rebatir" or "repartir"?
"repartir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,128 in our Spanish list, against #42,106 for "rebatir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "rebatir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repartir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #88,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "rebatir" and "repartir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasar vs rebatir". 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 #88,870 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list