arrepentirse
[arepẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]
The verdict
“arrepentirse” is a moderately-common Spanish word, ranked #24,026 in Spanish word frequency and used as a verb.
- #24,026
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Sentir culpa o remordimiento por algo que se ha hecho o dejado de hacer con anterioridad.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | arrepentirse |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [arepẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse] |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #24,026 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “arrepentirse” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for arrepentirse is 12 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [arepẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse]. Corpus data places it at rank #24,026 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for arrepentirse, with forms such as "arepentirse", "arerpentirse", and "arreepntirse". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "arrepentir", "arrepentirás", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is arrepentirse, spelled A-R-R-E-P-E-N-T-I-R-S-E.
Definition
- 1Sentir culpa o remordimiento por algo que se ha hecho o dejado de hacer con anterioridad.
- 2Cambiar de parecer respecto a una idea, opinión o compromiso.
- 3Reconocer los propios pecados y pedir perdón a Dios por ellos.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: arepentirse,arerpentirse,arreepntirse,arrepenitrse,arrepenntirse,arrepentirce,arrepentires,arrepentirrse,arrepentirsse,arrepentisre,arrepentrise,arrepenttirse,arrepetnirse,arrepnetirse,arreppentirse,arrpeentirse,rarepentirse
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of arrepentirse - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “arrepentirse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is A-R-R-E-P-E-N-T-I-R-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [arepẽn̪ˈt̪iɾse] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “arrepentir” - see the side-by-side comparison. arrepentirse vs arrepentir
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.