Which to use
“repisa” and “réplica” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,231
- “repisa” frequency rank
- #11,307
- “réplica” frequency rank
- 54538
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repisa | réplica |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Soporte fabricado en obra (ladrillo, escayola, etc.), madera, metal u otro material resistente, como derivados del vidrio y el plástico, que aplicado o instalado horizontalmente en paredes, muros, muebles o armarios, o disponiendo de patas, sirve de superficie de base de muy variado uso en casas, establecimientos de venta, industrias, talleres, etc. | Acción o efecto de replicar. |
Where the eye mixes repisa and réplica
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between repisa and réplica
A purely visual mix-up. repisa ([reˈpisa]) and réplica ([ˈreplika]) 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 54538, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repisa is recorded at frequency rank #43,231, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈpisa]. réplica is at rank #11,307, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈreplika].
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 54538, this pair ranks #82,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repisa vs réplica
Shared letters: aipr. Private to "repisa": es. Private to "réplica": clé.
"repisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "réplica" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repisa ← erpisa · reipsa · repias · repissa · reppisa · repsia · rpeisa · rrepisa
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repisa" and "réplica" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repisa" or "réplica" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repisa" and "réplica" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réplica" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #82,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repisa" and "réplica" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs repisa". 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 #82,880 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.