reparar vs repartir, What's the Difference?

Which to use

“reparar” and “repartir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,951
“reparar” frequency rank: #41,697
“repartir” frequency rank: 50648
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature	reparar	repartir
Definition	consertar	separar em partes

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reparar and repartir apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch

reparar

8 ch

repartir

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. reparar (/Rɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/) and repartir (/Rɨ.pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/) 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 50648, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparar is recorded at frequency rank #8,951, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/. repartir is at rank #41,697, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/.

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 50648, this pair ranks #14,302 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparar vs repartir

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "reparar": -. Private to "repartir": it.

"reparar" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

reparar ← erparar · reaprar · repaarr · repararr · reparra · reparrar · repparar · repraar
repartir ← erpartir · reaprtir · reparitr · reparrtir · repartirr · repartri · reparttir · repatrir

Frequency comparison

reparar#8,951

repartir#41,697

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reparar" and "repartir" be used interchangeably?

No. They are said differently (/Rɨ.pɐ.ˈɾaɾ/ versus /Rɨ.pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.

Which is more common, "reparar" or "repartir"?

"reparar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,951 in our Portuguese list, against #41,697 for "repartir". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reparar vs repartir

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
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