repelen

[reˈpelẽn]

/[reˈpelẽn]/ verb

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The verdict

“repelen” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #68,079 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,079
frequency rank, Spanish
48,955
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repelar.

Key facts for repelen
PropertyValue
Headwordrepelen
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[reˈpelẽn]
Letters7
Frequency rank#68,079
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “repelen” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). repelen lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

repelen is uncommon Spanish at frequency #68,079 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [reˈpelẽn]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for repelen, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is repelen, spelled R-E-P-E-L-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repelar.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del plural (ustedes) del imperativo de repelar.
  3. 3
    Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "repelen"?
"repelen" is spelled R-E-P-E-L-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [reˈpelẽn].
What does "repelen" mean?
As a verb, "repelen" means: Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repelar.
How do you pronounce "repelen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "repelen" is [reˈpelẽn]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "repelen" come from?
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Using “repelen”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-P-E-L-E-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [reˈpelẽn] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list