Which to use
“repartir” and “repetir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,697
- “repartir” frequency rank
- #3,862
- “repetir” frequency rank
- 45559
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repartir | repetir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | separar em partes | tornar a dizer ou a fazer uma coisa já dita ou feita; bisar |
Where the eye mixes repartir and repetir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repartir runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against repetir's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repartir vs repetir
A purely visual mix-up. repartir (/Rɨ.pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/) and repetir (/Rɨ.pɨ.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 45559, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repartir is recorded at frequency rank #41,697, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɐɾ.ˈtiɾ/. repetir is at rank #3,862, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.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 45559, this pair ranks #19,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repartir vs repetir
Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repartir": a. Private to "repetir": -.
"repartir" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "repetir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repartir" for "repetir" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repartir" or "repetir"?
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 "repartir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repartir" and "repetir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repartir vs reportar". 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 #19,827 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.