Which to use
“repeat” and “repost” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,080
- “repeat” frequency rank
- #13,049
- “repost” frequency rank
- 16129
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeat | repost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To do or say again (and again). | To post again. |
Letter map: repeat vs repost
Shared letters muted; letters that set repeat and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Pair insight - repeat / repost
repeat and repost are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16129, 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/. repost is at rank #13,049, tagged as averb.
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 16129, this pair ranks #459,696 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repeat vs repost
Shared letters: eprt. Private to "repeat": a. Private to "repost": os.
"repeat" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC · "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repeat" for "repost" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repeat" vs "repost" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "repeat" vs "repost" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "repeat" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #459,696 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeat" and "repost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs repost". 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 #459,696 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.