reparanvsrepartoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reparan is a verb, reparto is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reparan” is a verb and “reparto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,787
“reparan” frequency rank
#5,663
“reparto” frequency rank
52450
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparan reparto
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reparar. Relación de los personajes de una obra cinematográfica y de los actores que la encarnan. Se le adjudica a cada actor el personaje que le corresponde.

Where the eye mixes reparan and reparto

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reparan (CVCVCVC) and reparto (CVCVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

7 ch
reparan
7 ch
reparto

Look-alike desk: reparan vs reparto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reparan is [reˈpaɾãn] while reparto is [reˈpaɾt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52450, 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]. reparto is at rank #5,663, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpaɾt̪o].

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 52450, this pair ranks #92,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reparan vs reparto

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "reparan": n. Private to "reparto": ot.

"reparan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "reparto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparan ← erparan · reapran · repaarn · reparann · reparna · reparran · repparan · repraan
  • reparto ← erparto · reaprto · reparot · reparrto · repartto · repatro · repparto · reprato

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reparan" and "reparto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reparan" is a verb and "reparto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reparan" or "reparto"?
"reparto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,663 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.

Useful next steps

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 "reparto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #92,633 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparan" and "reparto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regirán 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 #92,633 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