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

#28,918
“repara” frequency rank
#12,238
“reporta” frequency rank
41156
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repara reporta
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reparar. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes repara and reporta

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
repara
7 ch
reporta

Why the eye confuses repara with reporta

A purely visual mix-up. repara ([reˈpaɾa]) and reporta ([reˈpoɾt̪a]) 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 41156, 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]. reporta is at rank #12,238, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪a].

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 41156, this pair ranks #155,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repara vs reporta

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "repara": -. Private to "reporta": ot.

"repara" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reporta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparaerpara · reapra · repaar · reppara · repraa · rpeara · rrepara
  • reportaerporta · reoprta · reporat · reporrta · reportta · repotra · repporta · reprota

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repara" and "reporta" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾa] versus [reˈpoɾt̪a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repara" vs "reporta" - which ranks higher?
"reporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,238 in our Spanish list, against #28,918 for "repara". 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 "repara" and "reporta" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repara" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reporta" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #155,221 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repara" and "reporta" 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 #155,221 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