repele
[reˈpele]
The verdict
“repele” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #61,130 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #61,130
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de repelar.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | repele |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [reˈpele] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #61,130 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “repele” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
repele is uncommon Spanish at frequency #61,130 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reˈpele]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for repele in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is repele, spelled R-E-P-E-L-E.
Definition
- 1Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de repelar.
- 2Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repelar.
- 3Segunda persona del singular (usted) del imperativo de repelar.
- 4Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repeler.
- 5Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de repeler.
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 “repele”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-P-E-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [reˈpele] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.