Which to use
“released” and “repeated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #954
- “released” frequency rank
- #4,481
- “repeated” frequency rank
- 5435
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | released | repeated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of release | simple past and past participle of repeat |
Where the eye mixes released and repeated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: released vs repeated
A purely visual mix-up. released (/ɹɪˈliːst/) and repeated (/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5435, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
released is recorded at frequency rank #954, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈliːst/. repeated is at rank #4,481, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/.
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 5435, this pair ranks #515,338 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of released vs repeated
Shared letters: ader. Private to "released": ls. Private to "repeated": pt.
"released" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "repeated" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "released" and "repeated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "released" or "repeated" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "released" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repeated" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #515,338 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "released" and "repeated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repeated vs repeater". 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 #515,338 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.