Which to use
“repartição” and “repetição” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #25,126
- “repartição” frequency rank
- #12,544
- “repetição” frequency rank
- 37670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartição | repetição |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ato ou efeito de repartir(-se) | ação ou efeito de repetir |
Where the eye mixes repartição and repetição
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repartição runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCVV) against repetição's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repartição vs repetição
A purely visual mix-up. repartição (/Rɨ.pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/) and repetição (/Rɨ.pɨ.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 37670, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartição is recorded at frequency rank #25,126, classified as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐɾ.ti.ˈsɐ̃w̃/. repetição is at rank #12,544, tagged as anoun, pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.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 37670, this pair ranks #28,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repartição vs repetição
Shared letters: eioprtãç. Private to "repartição": a. Private to "repetição": -.
"repartição" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVV · "repetição" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repartição" for "repetição" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repartição" or "repetição"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repartição" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetição" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #28,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartição" and "repetição" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparação vs repartição". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #28,898 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.