repartirvsreporterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,128
“repartir” frequency rank
#36,795
“reporter” frequency rank
47923
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartir reporter
Definition Dividir algo entre varios destinos, personas, etc. Regresar.

Where the eye mixes repartir and reporter

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repartir and reporter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
repartir
8 ch
reporter

Look-alike desk: repartir vs reporter

A purely visual mix-up. repartir ([repaɾˈt̪iɾ]) and reporter ([ʁə.pɔʁ.te]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47923, 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]. reporter is at rank #36,795, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁə.pɔʁ.te].

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 47923, this pair ranks #117,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repartir vs reporter

Shared letters: eprt. Private to "repartir": ai. Private to "reporter": o.

"repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartir ← erpartir · reaprtir · reparitr · reparrtir · repartirr · repartri · reparttir · repatrir
  • reporter ← erporter · reoprter · reporetr · reporrter · reporterr · reportre · reportter · repotrer

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repartir" and "reporter" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repaɾˈt̪iɾ] versus [ʁə.pɔʁ.te]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repartir" or "reporter"?
"repartir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,128 in our Spanish list, against #36,795 for "reporter". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "repartir" and "reporter" 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 "reporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #117,322 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartir" and "reporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reporten vs reporter". 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 #117,322 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