Which to use
“repollo” is a noun and “Ripoll” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,263
- “repollo” frequency rank
- #41,615
- “Ripoll” frequency rank
- 77878
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repollo | Ripoll |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Planta de la familia de las crucíferas o brasicáceas, género Brassica, especie oleracea L, variedad viridis, frondosa, verde. Se consume cruda o cocida. Su flor blanca, conocida como coliflor, es también muy apreciada como alimento. | Apellido. |
Where the eye mixes repollo and Ripoll
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repollo with Ripoll
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repollo is [reˈpoʝo] while Ripoll is [riˈpol]. 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 name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 77878, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repollo is recorded at frequency rank #36,263, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈpoʝo]. Ripoll is at rank #41,615, tagged as aname, pronounced [riˈpol].
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 77878, this pair ranks #15,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repollo vs Ripoll
Shared letters: lopr. Private to "repollo": e. Private to "Ripoll": i.
"repollo" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "Ripoll" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repollo" for "Ripoll" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repollo" or "Ripoll" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repollo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Ripoll" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #15,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repollo" and "Ripoll" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Ripoll vs roll". 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 #15,287 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.