Which to use
“reparado” and “retardado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,436
- “reparado” frequency rank
- #40,519
- “retardado” frequency rank
- 65955
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparado | retardado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de reparar. | Participio de retardar. |
Where the eye mixes reparado and retardado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reparado runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against retardado's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between reparado and retardado
A purely visual mix-up. reparado ([repaˈɾað̞o]) and retardado ([ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o]) 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 65955, 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]. retardado is at rank #40,519, tagged as averb, pronounced [ret̪aɾˈð̞að̞o].
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 65955, this pair ranks #41,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reparado vs retardado
Shared letters: adeor. Private to "reparado": p. Private to "retardado": t.
"reparado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "retardado" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reparado" for "retardado" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reparado" vs "retardado" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "retardado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #41,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparado" and "retardado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recargado vs retardado". 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 #41,174 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.