recibesvsrepitesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“recibes” and “repites” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#15,700
“recibes” frequency rank
#38,349
“repites” frequency rank
54049
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recibes repites
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes recibes and repites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
recibes
7 ch
repites

Look-alike desk: recibes vs repites

A purely visual mix-up. recibes ([reˈsiβ̞es]) and repites ([reˈpit̪es]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54049, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recibes is recorded at frequency rank #15,700, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞es]. repites is at rank #38,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪es].

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 54049, this pair ranks #85,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recibes vs repites

Shared letters: eirs. Private to "recibes": bc. Private to "repites": pt.

"recibes" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recibesercibes · rceibes · recbies · reccibes · recibbes · recibess · recibse · reciebs
  • repiteserpites · reiptes · repiets · repitess · repitse · repittes · reppites · repties

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "recibes" for "repites" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈsiβ̞es] versus [reˈpit̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recibes" or "repites" show up more?
"recibes" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,700 in our Spanish list, against #38,349 for "repites". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "recibes" and "repites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recibes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recibes" and "repites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs repites". 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 #85,015 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list