Which to use
“repara” and “reparado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,918
- “repara” frequency rank
- #25,436
- “reparado” frequency rank
- 54354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repara | reparado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reparar. | Participio de reparar. |
Where the eye mixes repara and reparado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repara runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reparado's 8 (CVCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repara vs reparado
A purely visual mix-up. repara ([reˈpaɾa]) and reparado ([repaˈɾað̞o]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “repara” sits inside “reparado”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repara is recorded at frequency rank #28,918, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpaɾa]. reparado is at rank #25,436, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaˈɾað̞o].
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 54354, this pair ranks #83,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repara vs reparado
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "repara": -. Private to "reparado": do.
"repara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reparado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repara" for "reparado" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reparado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #83,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repara" and "reparado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repara vs repartía". 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 #83,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.