repartidavsrepartióWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#37,291
“repartida” frequency rank
#31,095
“repartió” frequency rank
68386
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartida repartió
Definition Forma del femenino de repartido, participio de repartir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repartir.

Where the spellings diverge

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

9 ch
repartida
8 ch
repartió

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repartida is [repaɾˈt̪ið̞a] while repartió is [repaɾˈt̪jo]. 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 verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 68386, 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]. repartió is at rank #31,095, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪jo].

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 68386, this pair ranks #34,638 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repartida vs repartió

Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "repartida": d. Private to "repartió": ó.

"repartida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "repartió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

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

Frequency comparison

repartida#37,291
repartió#31,095

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartida" and "repartió" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repartida" is a participle and "repartió" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "repartida" or "repartió"?
"repartió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,095 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 repartió

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a participle, it's “repartida”; for a verb, it's “repartió”.
  • 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