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Which to use

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

#29,817
“reparo” frequency rank
#31,531
“reparos” frequency rank
61348
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparo reparos
Definition Restauración o remedio. Forma del plural de reparo.

Where the eye mixes reparo and reparos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reparo runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reparos's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
reparo
7 ch
reparos

Visual trap between reparo and reparos

A purely visual mix-up. reparo ([reˈpaɾo]) and reparos ([reˈpaɾos]) 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 extra letter(s) - “reparo” sits inside “reparos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61348, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparo is recorded at frequency rank #29,817, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈpaɾo]. reparos is at rank #31,531, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpaɾos].

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 61348, this pair ranks #55,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparo vs reparos

Shared letters: aeopr. Private to "reparo": -. Private to "reparos": s.

"reparo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reparos" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparo ← erparo · reapro · repaor · reparro · repparo · reprao · rpearo · rreparo
  • reparos ← erparos · reapros · repaors · repaross · reparros · reparso · repparos · repraos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reparo" for "reparos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾo] versus [reˈpaɾos]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reparo" vs "reparos" - which ranks higher?
"reparo" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #29,817 in our Spanish list, against #31,531 for "reparos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reparo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reparos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #55,755 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparo" and "reparos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regado vs reparo". 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 #55,755 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