Which to use
“repartir” and “repartirse” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,128
- “repartir” frequency rank
- #42,125
- “repartirse” frequency rank
- 53253
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartir | repartirse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dividir algo entre varios destinos, personas, etc. | Repartir (uso pronominal de ...) |
Where the eye mixes repartir and repartirse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repartir runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against repartirse's 10 (CVCVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between repartir and repartirse
A purely visual mix-up. repartir ([repaɾˈt̪iɾ]) and repartirse ([repaɾˈt̪iɾse]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “repartir” sits inside “repartirse”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53253, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartir is recorded at frequency rank #11,128, classified as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iɾ]. repartirse is at rank #42,125, tagged as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iɾse].
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 53253, this pair ranks #88,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repartir vs repartirse
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "repartir": -. Private to "repartirse": s.
"repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repartirse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repartir ← erpartir · reaprtir · reparitr · reparrtir · repartirr · repartri · reparttir · repatrir
- repartirse ← erpartirse · reaprtirse · reparitrse · reparrtirse · repartirce · repartires · repartirrse · repartirsse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repartir" for "repartirse" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repartir" or "repartirse" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "repartir" and "repartirse" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repartir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repartirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #88,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartir" and "repartirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartirse vs repetirse". 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 #88,780 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.