Which to use
“reparten” and “repartían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #20,804
- “reparten” frequency rank
- #46,178
- “repartían” frequency rank
- 66982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparten | repartían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repartir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repartir. |
Where the eye mixes reparten and repartían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reparten runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against repartían's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reparten vs repartían
A purely visual mix-up. reparten ([reˈpaɾt̪ẽn]) and repartían ([repaɾˈt̪iãn]) 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 66982, 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]. repartían is at rank #46,178, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iãn].
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 66982, this pair ranks #38,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reparten vs repartían
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "reparten": -. Private to "repartían": í.
"reparten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repartían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reparten ← erparten · reaprten · reparetn · reparrten · repartenn · repartne · repartten · repatren
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "reparten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repartían" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparten" and "repartían" 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 #38,339 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.