Which to use
“repisa” is a noun and “reposar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #43,231
- “repisa” frequency rank
- #28,142
- “reposar” frequency rank
- 71373
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repisa | reposar |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Descansar, dar intermisión a la fatiga o al trabajo. |
Where the eye mixes repisa and reposar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repisa runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against reposar's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repisa with reposar
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repisa is [reˈpisa] while reposar is [repoˈsaɾ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71373, 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]. reposar is at rank #28,142, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoˈsaɾ].
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 71373, this pair ranks #27,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repisa vs reposar
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "repisa": i. Private to "reposar": o.
"repisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "reposar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repisa" for "reposar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repisa" or "reposar"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repisa" and "reposar" 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 #27,663 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.