reparadovsrepasandoWhich spelling fits?

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

#25,436
“reparado” frequency rank
#34,310
“repasando” frequency rank
59746
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparado repasando
Definition Participio de reparar. Gerundio de repasar.

Where the eye mixes reparado and repasando

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

8 ch
reparado
9 ch
repasando

Why the eye confuses reparado with repasando

A purely visual mix-up. reparado ([repaˈɾað̞o]) and repasando ([repaˈsãn̪d̪o]) 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 59746, 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]. repasando is at rank #34,310, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaˈsãn̪d̪o].

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 59746, this pair ranks #61,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparado vs repasando

Shared letters: adeopr. Private to "reparado": -. Private to "repasando": ns.

"reparado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "repasando" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparado ← erparado · reaprado · repaardo · reparaddo · reparaod · repardao · reparrado · repparado
  • repasando ← erpasando · reapsando · repaasndo · repasadno · repasanddo · repasanndo · repasanod · repasnado

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reparado" and "repasando" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repaˈɾað̞o] versus [repaˈsãn̪d̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reparado" vs "repasando" - which ranks higher?
"reparado" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,436 in our Spanish list, against #34,310 for "repasando". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reparado" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repasando" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #61,472 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparado" and "repasando" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repasando vs retrasando". 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 #61,472 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