# repetitive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈpɛtɪtɪv/ · frequency rank #13,796

## Definitions
1. Happening many times in a similar way; containing repetition; repeating.

## Etymology
From Latin repetitus, with the suffix -ive.

## Easily confused with
- **repetition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repetition-vs-repetitive)

## Common misspellings (14)
`erpetitive`, `reeptitive`, `repeittive`, `repetiitve`, `repetitiev`, `repetitivve`, `repetittive`, `repetitvie`, `repettiive`, `repettitive`, `reppetitive`, `repteitive`, `rpeetitive`, `rrepetitive`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/repetitive