Which to use
“repuesto” is an adjective and “repuestos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,953
- “repuesto” frequency rank
- #14,695
- “repuestos” frequency rank
- 30648
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repuesto | repuestos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Que se halla a gran distancia física. | Forma del plural de repuesto, participio irregular de reponer o de reponerse. |
Where the eye mixes repuesto and repuestos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repuesto runs 8 letters (CVCVVCCV) against repuestos's 9 (CVCVVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repuesto vs repuestos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repuesto is [reˈpwest̪o] while repuestos is [reˈpwest̪os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “repuesto” sits inside “repuestos”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repuesto is recorded at frequency rank #15,953, classified as anadj, pronounced [reˈpwest̪o]. repuestos is at rank #14,695, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [reˈpwest̪os].
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 30648, this pair ranks #210,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repuesto vs repuestos
Shared letters: eoprstu. Private to "repuesto": -. Private to "repuestos": -.
"repuesto" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV · "repuestos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repuesto" for "repuestos" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repuesto" or "repuestos" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repuesto" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repuestos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #210,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repuesto" and "repuestos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recuentos vs repuestos". 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 #210,959 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.