repensar

verb

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The verdict

“repensar” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Portuguese index at frequency #13,605. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,605
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - pensar ou planejar de novo ou com mais cautela; reconsiderar

Corpus desk

Index PT-repensar · repensar · Portuguese

repensar · rank #13,605 · 12 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,605
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH reparação

Nearest frequency peer: reparação (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rank junto ao íman ortográfico “repensar”

Mesma faixa de raridade: útil se um typo cair num lema vizinho

corpus weight

What this shows “repensar” está entre estes pares FrequencyWords; a profundidade de typo mede-se à parte no gráfico de distância de edição.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

repensar vs repousar
75% similar
repensar vs rebentar
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for repensar
PropertyValue
Headwordrepensar
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,605
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequência do íman ortográfico “repensar”

Da esquerda para a direita: o pouco que carrega a fala diária, depois a cauda longa quase invisível.repensarcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

A escala é logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× mais rara). Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “reparação” (#13,604), “registado” (#13,602), “resort” (#13,608). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “repensar” fica em #13,605. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around repensar, averb. Corpus frequency is #13,605 among 963 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "pensar ou planejar de novo ou com mais cautela; reconsiderar".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for repensar, with forms such as "erpensar", "reepnsar", and "repenasr". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "repousar", "rebentar", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Portuguese form is repensar, spelled R-E-P-E-N-S-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    pensar ou planejar de novo ou com mais cautela; reconsiderar

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how repensar appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. A construção deste prédio terá de ser repensada, pois não dispomos de tanto dinheiro quanto achávamos.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpensar
  • reepnsar
  • repenasr
  • repennsar
  • repensarr
  • repensra
  • repenssar
  • repesnar
  • repnesar
  • reppensar
  • rpeensar
  • rrepensar

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of repensar - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erpensar2reepnsar2repenasr2repennsar1repensarr1repensra2repenssar1repesnar2
Edit distance from "repensar"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repensar"?
"repensar" is spelled R-E-P-E-N-S-A-R.
What does "repensar" mean?
As a verb, "repensar" means: pensar ou planejar de novo ou com mais cautela; reconsiderar
What words are commonly confused with "repensar"?
"repensar" is commonly confused with "repousar", "rebentar". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "repensar" come from?
"repensar" is a Portuguese word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "repensar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

proceder#13,589otimismo#13,574aparecia#13,659Hércules#13,533

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

sanitário12 variantsciclista12 variantsgeometria12 variantscompacto12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list