reparanvsrepitanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#46,787
“reparan” frequency rank
#25,437
“repitan” frequency rank
72224
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparan repitan
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 presente de subjuntivo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes reparan and repitan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reparan and repitan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
reparan
7 ch
repitan

Visual trap between reparan and repitan

A purely visual mix-up. reparan ([reˈpaɾãn]) and repitan ([reˈpit̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72224, 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]. repitan is at rank #25,437, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪ãn].

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 72224, this pair ranks #25,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparan vs repitan

Shared letters: aenpr. Private to "reparan": -. Private to "repitan": it.

"reparan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparanerparan · reapran · repaarn · reparann · reparna · reparran · repparan · repraan
  • repitanerpitan · reiptan · repiatn · repitann · repitna · repittan · reppitan · reptian

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reparan" for "repitan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾãn] versus [reˈpit̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reparan" or "repitan"?
"repitan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,437 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

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reparan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #25,829 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparan" and "repitan" 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 #25,829 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