Which to use
“reparten” and “repartía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,804
- “reparten” frequency rank
- #48,040
- “repartía” frequency rank
- 68844
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparten | repartía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repartir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repartir. |
Where the eye mixes reparten and repartía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reparten (CVCVCCVC) and repartía (CVCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses reparten with repartía
A purely visual mix-up. reparten ([reˈpaɾt̪ẽn]) and repartía ([repaɾˈt̪ia]) 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 68844, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reparten is recorded at frequency rank #20,804, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpaɾt̪ẽn]. repartía is at rank #48,040, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪ia].
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 68844, this pair ranks #33,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reparten vs repartía
Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "reparten": n. Private to "repartía": í.
"reparten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repartía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reparten ← erparten · reaprten · reparetn · reparrten · repartenn · repartne · repartten · repatren
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reparten" and "repartía" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reparten" or "repartía" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "reparten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repartía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparten" and "repartía" 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 #33,488 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.