repartidavsrepartidorWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: repartida is a participle, repartidor is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#37,291
“repartida” frequency rank
#25,028
“repartidor” frequency rank
62319
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartida repartidor
Definition Forma del femenino de repartido, participio de repartir. Que reparte.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set repartida and repartidor apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
repartida
10 ch
repartidor

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repartida is [repaɾˈt̪ið̞a] while repartidor is [repaɾt̪iˈð̞oɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62319, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartida is recorded at frequency rank #37,291, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪ið̞a]. repartidor is at rank #25,028, tagged as anadj, pronounced [repaɾt̪iˈð̞oɾ].

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 62319, this pair ranks #52,439 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repartida vs repartidor

Shared letters: adeiprt. Private to "repartida": -. Private to "repartidor": o.

"repartida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "repartidor" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartidaerpartida · reaprtida · reparitda · reparrtida · repartdia · repartiad · repartidda · reparttida
  • repartidorerpartidor · reaprtidor · reparitdor · reparrtidor · repartdior · repartiddor · repartidorr · repartidro

Frequency comparison

repartida#37,291
repartidor#25,028

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartida" and "repartidor" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repartida" is a participle and "repartidor" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "repartida" or "repartidor"?
"repartidor" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,028 in our Spanish list, against #37,291 for "repartida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering repartida vs repartidor

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “repartida”; for an adjective, it's “repartidor”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “repartida” 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