Which to use
“repartían” and “reportan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #46,178
- “repartían” frequency rank
- #13,558
- “reportan” frequency rank
- 59736
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartían | reportan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repartir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse. |
Where the eye mixes repartían and reportan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repartían runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVVC) against reportan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repartían with reportan
A purely visual mix-up. repartían ([repaɾˈt̪iãn]) and reportan ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) 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 59736, 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]. reportan is at rank #13,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 59736, this pair ranks #61,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repartían vs reportan
Shared letters: aenprt. Private to "repartían": í. Private to "reportan": o.
"repartían" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC · "reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reportan ← erportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repartían" and "reportan" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repartían" or "reportan" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "repartían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartían" and "reportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartía vs repartían". 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 #61,510 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.