recargosvsreparosConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#45,549
“recargos” frequency rank
#31,531
“reparos” frequency rank
77080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recargos reparos
Definition Forma del plural de recargo. Forma del plural de reparo.

Where the eye mixes recargos and reparos

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

8 ch
recargos
7 ch
reparos

Look-alike desk: recargos vs reparos

A purely visual mix-up. recargos ([reˈkaɾɣ̞os]) and reparos ([reˈpaɾos]) 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 77080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recargos is recorded at frequency rank #45,549, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkaɾɣ̞os]. reparos is at rank #31,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpaɾos].

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 77080, this pair ranks #16,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recargos vs reparos

Shared letters: aeors. Private to "recargos": cg. Private to "reparos": p.

"recargos" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reparos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recargos ← ercargos · rceargos · reacrgos · recagros · recarggos · recargoss · recargso · recarogs
  • reparos ← erparos · reapros · repaors · repaross · reparros · reparso · repparos · repraos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recargos" for "reparos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkaɾɣ̞os] versus [reˈpaɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recargos" or "reparos"?
"reparos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,531 in our Spanish list, against #45,549 for "recargos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recargos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reparos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #16,618 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recargos" and "reparos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargos vs recreos". 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 #16,618 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