Which to use
“repartía” and “repetía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,040
- “repartía” frequency rank
- #26,985
- “repetía” frequency rank
- 75025
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartía | repetía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repartir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repartía and repetía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repartía runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVV) against repetía's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repartía vs repetía
A purely visual mix-up. repartía ([repaɾˈt̪ia]) and repetía ([repeˈt̪ia]) 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 75025, 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]. repetía is at rank #26,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪ia].
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 75025, this pair ranks #20,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repartía vs repetía
Shared letters: aeprtí. Private to "repartía": -. Private to "repetía": -.
"repartía" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV · "repetía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repartía" for "repetía" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repartía" or "repetía" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repartía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #20,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartía" and "repetía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartía vs repartían". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #20,338 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.