repartirsevsrepetirseTell them apart

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

#42,125
“repartirse” frequency rank
#25,029
“repetirse” frequency rank
67154
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repartirse repetirse
Definition Repartir (uso pronominal de ...) Darse nuevamente una acción, generalmente considerada negativa

Where the eye mixes repartirse and repetirse

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repartirse runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against repetirse's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
repartirse
9 ch
repetirse

Look-alike desk: repartirse vs repetirse

A purely visual mix-up. repartirse ([repaɾˈt̪iɾse]) and repetirse ([repeˈt̪iɾse]) 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 67154, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repartirse is recorded at frequency rank #42,125, classified as averb, pronounced [repaɾˈt̪iɾse]. repetirse is at rank #25,029, tagged as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪iɾse].

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 67154, this pair ranks #37,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repartirse vs repetirse

Shared letters: eiprst. Private to "repartirse": a. Private to "repetirse": -.

"repartirse" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV  ·  "repetirse" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repartirse ← erpartirse · reaprtirse · reparitrse · reparrtirse · repartirce · repartires · repartirrse · repartirsse
  • repetirse ← erpetirse · reeptirse · repeitrse · repetirce · repetires · repetirrse · repetirsse · repetisre

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repartirse" and "repetirse" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repaɾˈt̪iɾse] versus [repeˈt̪iɾse]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repartirse" vs "repetirse" - which ranks higher?
"repetirse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,029 in our Spanish list, against #42,125 for "repartirse". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repartirse" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repetirse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,899 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repartirse" and "repetirse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repetiré 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 #37,899 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