reparadovsrepartidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,436
“reparado” frequency rank
#22,490
“repartido” frequency rank
47926
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparado repartido
Definition Participio de reparar. Participio de repartir.

Where the eye mixes reparado and repartido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reparado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against repartido's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
reparado
9 ch
repartido

Look-alike desk: reparado vs repartido

A purely visual mix-up. reparado ([repaˈɾað̞o]) and repartido ([repaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 47926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparado is recorded at frequency rank #25,436, classified as averb, pronounced [repaˈɾað̞o]. repartido is at rank #22,490, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪ið̞o].

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 47926, this pair ranks #117,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reparado vs repartido

Shared letters: adeopr. Private to "reparado": -. Private to "repartido": it.

"reparado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "repartido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparadoerparado · reaprado · repaardo · reparaddo · reparaod · repardao · reparrado · repparado
  • repartidoerpartido · reaprtido · reparitdo · reparrtido · repartdio · repartiddo · repartiod · reparttido

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reparado" and "repartido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repaˈɾað̞o] versus [repaɾˈt̪ið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reparado" vs "repartido" - which ranks higher?
"repartido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #22,490 in our Spanish list, against #25,436 for "reparado". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reparado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repartido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,304 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparado" and "repartido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparado vs reparan". 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 #117,304 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