repartenvsreportesConfusable pair

Quick tell: reparten is a verb, reportes is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reparten” is a verb and “reportes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#20,804
“reparten” frequency rank
#7,488
“reportes” frequency rank
28292
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reparten reportes
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repartir. Forma del plural de reporte.

Where the eye mixes reparten and reportes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reparten and reportes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
reparten
8 ch
reportes

Look-alike desk: reparten vs reportes

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reparten is [reˈpaɾt̪ẽn] while reportes is [reˈpoɾt̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28292, 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]. reportes is at rank #7,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪es].

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 28292, this pair ranks #222,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reparten vs reportes

Shared letters: eprt. Private to "reparten": an. Private to "reportes": os.

"reparten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparten ← erparten · reaprten · reparetn · reparrten · repartenn · repartne · repartten · repatren
  • reportes ← erportes · reoprtes · reporets · reporrtes · reportess · reportse · reporttes · repotres

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reparten" for "reportes" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reparten" is a verb and "reportes" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reparten" or "reportes"?
"reportes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,488 in our Spanish list, against #20,804 for "reparten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "reparten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #222,717 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparten" and "reportes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparten vs repartía". 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 #222,717 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