Which to use
“repartía” and “repartían” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,040
- “repartía” frequency rank
- #46,178
- “repartían” frequency rank
- 94218
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartía | repartían |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto 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 repartía and repartían
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repartía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against repartían's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repartía vs repartían
A purely visual mix-up. repartía ([repaɾˈt̪ia]) 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 extra letter(s) - “repartía” sits inside “repartían”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 94218, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartía is recorded at frequency rank #48,040, classified as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪ia]. 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 94218, this pair ranks #876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repartía vs repartían
Shared letters: aeprtí. Private to "repartía": -. Private to "repartían": n.
"repartía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "repartían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repartía" and "repartían" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repartía" or "repartían"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repartía" 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 #876 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartía" and "repartían" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparan vs repartían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #876 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.