repartíanvsrepartidaWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: repartían is a verb, repartida is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repartían” is a verb and “repartida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#46,178
“repartían” frequency rank
#37,291
“repartida” frequency rank
83469
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartían repartida
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repartir. Forma del femenino de repartido, participio de repartir.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set repartían and repartida apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
repartían
9 ch
repartida

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repartían is [repaɾˈt̪iãn] while repartida is [repaɾˈt̪ið̞a]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartían is recorded at frequency rank #46,178, classified as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iãn]. repartida is at rank #37,291, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪ið̞a].

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 83469, this pair ranks #8,105 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repartían vs repartida

Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "repartían": . Private to "repartida": di.

"repartían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC  ·  "repartida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartidaerpartida · reaprtida · reparitda · reparrtida · repartdia · repartiad · repartidda · reparttida

Frequency comparison

repartían#46,178
repartida#37,291

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartían" and "repartida" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repartían" is a verb and "repartida" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "repartían" or "repartida"?
"repartida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #37,291 in our Spanish list, against #46,178 for "repartían". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering repartían vs repartida

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “repartían”; for a participle, it's “repartida”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “repartían” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list