repartenvsreportenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#20,804
“reparten” frequency rank
#44,413
“reporten” frequency rank
65217
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparten reporten
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 presente de subjuntivo de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes reparten and reporten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

8 ch
reparten
8 ch
reporten

Visual trap between reparten and reporten

A purely visual mix-up. reparten ([reˈpaɾt̪ẽn]) and reporten ([reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “reparten” becomes o in “reporten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65217, 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]. reporten is at rank #44,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn].

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 65217, this pair ranks #43,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparten vs reporten

Shared letters: enprt. Private to "reparten": a. Private to "reporten": o.

"reparten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reporten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartenerparten · reaprten · reparetn · reparrten · repartenn · repartne · repartten · repatren
  • reportenerporten · reoprten · reporetn · reporrten · reportenn · reportne · reportten · repotren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reparten" and "reporten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾt̪ẽn] versus [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reparten" vs "reporten" - which ranks higher?
"reparten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,804 in our Spanish list, against #44,413 for "reporten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reparten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #43,302 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparten" and "reporten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs reporten". 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 #43,302 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