reparanvsrepartíanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#46,787
“reparan” frequency rank
#46,178
“repartían” frequency rank
92965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparan repartían
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reparar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repartir.

Where the eye mixes reparan and repartían

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

7 ch
reparan
9 ch
repartían

Why the eye confuses reparan with repartían

A purely visual mix-up. reparan ([reˈpaɾãn]) and repartían ([repaɾˈt̪iãn]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92965, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparan is recorded at frequency rank #46,787, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpaɾãn]. repartían is at rank #46,178, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iãn].

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 92965, this pair ranks #1,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparan vs repartían

Shared letters: aenpr. Private to "reparan": -. Private to "repartían": .

"reparan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repartían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparanerparan · reapran · repaarn · reparann · reparna · reparran · repparan · repraan

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reparan" and "repartían" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾãn] versus [repaɾˈt̪iãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reparan" vs "repartían" - which ranks higher?
"repartían" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #46,178 in our Spanish list, against #46,787 for "reparan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reparan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repartían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,298 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparan" and "repartían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartía vs repartían". 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 #1,298 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