Which to use
“repeat” and “repeated” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,080
- “repeat” frequency rank
- #4,481
- “repeated” frequency rank
- 7561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeat | repeated |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To do or say again (and again). | simple past and past participle of repeat |
Where the eye mixes repeat and repeated
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between repeat and repeated
A purely visual mix-up. repeat (/ɹɪˈpiːt/) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “repeat” sits inside “repeated”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 7561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repeat is recorded at frequency rank #3,080, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpiːt/. 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 7561, this pair ranks #506,591 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repeat vs repeated
Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "repeat": -. Private to "repeated": d.
"repeat" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "repeated" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repeat" and "repeated" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repeat" or "repeated"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repeat" 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 #506,591 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeat" and "repeated" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reheat vs repeat". 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 #506,591 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.