redadavsrepasaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: redada is a participle, repasa is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redada” is a participle and “repasa” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#23,203
“redada” frequency rank
#32,850
“repasa” frequency rank
56053
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redada repasa
Definition Forma del femenino de redado, participio de redar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repasar.

Where the eye mixes redada and repasa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
redada
6 ch
repasa

Visual trap between redada and repasa

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redada is [reˈð̞að̞a] while repasa is [reˈpasa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

redada is recorded at frequency rank #23,203, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈð̞að̞a]. repasa is at rank #32,850, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpasa].

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 56053, this pair ranks #76,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of redada vs repasa

Shared letters: aer. Private to "redada": d. Private to "repasa": ps.

"redada" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "repasa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • redadaerdada · rdeada · readda · redaad · redadda · reddaa · reddada · rredada
  • repasaerpasa · reapsa · repaas · repassa · reppasa · repsaa · rpeasa · rrepasa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "redada" and "repasa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redada" is a participle and "repasa" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "redada" or "repasa" show up more?
"redada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #23,203 in our Spanish list, against #32,850 for "repasa". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "redada" and "repasa" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "redada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repasa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #76,215 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "redada" and "repasa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparan vs repasa". 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 #76,215 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