reparovsrepartoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#29,817
“reparo” frequency rank
#5,663
“reparto” frequency rank
35480
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparo reparto
Definition Restauración o remedio. 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 reparo and reparto

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

6 ch
reparo
7 ch
reparto

Look-alike desk: reparo vs reparto

A purely visual mix-up. reparo ([reˈpaɾo]) and reparto ([reˈpaɾt̪o]) 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 35480, 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]. 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 35480, this pair ranks #185,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reparo vs reparto

Shared letters: aeopr. Private to "reparo": -. Private to "reparto": t.

"reparo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reparto" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparo ← erparo · reapro · repaor · reparro · repparo · reprao · rpearo · rreparo
  • reparto ← erparto · reaprto · reparot · reparrto · repartto · repatro · repparto · reprato

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reparo" and "reparto" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾo] versus [reˈpaɾt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reparo" or "reparto"?
"reparto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,663 in our Spanish list, against #29,817 for "reparo". 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 "reparto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #185,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparo" and "reparto" 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 #185,868 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