Which to use
“repisa” and “repulsa” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,231
- “repisa” frequency rank
- #44,977
- “repulsa” frequency rank
- 88208
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repisa | repulsa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 y efecto de repulsar. |
Where the eye mixes repisa and repulsa
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: repisa vs repulsa
A purely visual mix-up. repisa ([reˈpisa]) and repulsa ([reˈpulsa]) 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 88208, 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]. repulsa is at rank #44,977, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpulsa].
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 88208, this pair ranks #3,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repisa vs repulsa
Shared letters: aeprs. Private to "repisa": i. Private to "repulsa": lu.
"repisa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repulsa" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repisa" and "repulsa" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repisa" or "repulsa"?
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 "repisa" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repulsa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #3,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repisa" and "repulsa" 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 #3,905 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.