Which to use
“reparação” and “repartição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,604
- “reparação” frequency rank
- #25,126
- “repartição” frequency rank
- 38730
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reparação | repartição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de reparar | ato ou efeito de repartir(-se) |
Where the eye mixes reparação and repartição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. reparação runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVV) against repartição's 10 (CVCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reparação vs repartição
A purely visual mix-up. reparação (/Rɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and repartição (/Rɨ.pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) 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 38730, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reparação is recorded at frequency rank #13,604, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐ.ɾɐ.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. repartição is at rank #25,126, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/.
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 38730, this pair ranks #27,664 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reparação vs repartição
Shared letters: aeoprãç. Private to "reparação": -. Private to "repartição": it.
"reparação" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV · "repartição" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reparação" for "repartição" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reparação" vs "repartição" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "reparação" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repartição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #27,664 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reparação" and "repartição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refração vs reparação". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #27,664 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.