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“repartieron” and “repitieron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#26,598
“repartieron” frequency rank
#31,532
“repitieron” frequency rank
58130
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartieron repitieron
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repartir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repartieron and repitieron

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. repartieron runs 11 letters (CVCVCCVVCVC) against repitieron's 10 (CVCVCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

11 ch
repartieron
10 ch
repitieron

Look-alike desk: repartieron vs repitieron

A purely visual mix-up. repartieron ([repaɾˈt̪jeɾõn]) and repitieron ([repiˈt̪jeɾõn]) 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 58130, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartieron is recorded at frequency rank #26,598, classified as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪jeɾõn]. repitieron is at rank #31,532, tagged as averb, pronounced [repiˈt̪jeɾõn].

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 58130, this pair ranks #67,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repartieron vs repitieron

Shared letters: einoprt. Private to "repartieron": a. Private to "repitieron": -.

"repartieron" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCCVVCVC  ·  "repitieron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartieron ← erpartieron · reaprtieron · repariteron · reparrtieron · reparteiron · repartieorn · repartierno · repartieronn
  • repitieron ← erpitieron · reiptieron · repiiteron · repiteiron · repitieorn · repitierno · repitieronn · repitierron

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repartieron" for "repitieron" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([repaɾˈt̪jeɾõn] versus [repiˈt̪jeɾõn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repartieron" or "repitieron"?
"repartieron" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,598 in our Spanish list, against #31,532 for "repitieron". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "repartieron" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repitieron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #67,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartieron" and "repitieron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refirieron vs repitieron". 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 #67,662 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list