Which to use
“recibió” and “repitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,559
- “recibió” frequency rank
- #13,557
- “repitió” frequency rank
- 15116
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibió | repitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de recibir o de recibirse. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes recibió and repitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recibió and repitió follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recibió and repitió
A purely visual mix-up. recibió ([resiˈβ̞jo]) and repitió ([repiˈt̪jo]) 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 15116, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibió is recorded at frequency rank #1,559, classified as averb, pronounced [resiˈβ̞jo]. repitió is at rank #13,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [repiˈt̪jo].
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 15116, this pair ranks #281,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibió vs repitió
Shared letters: eiró. Private to "recibió": bc. Private to "repitió": pt.
"recibió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV · "repitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
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Frequency check: "recibió" vs "repitió" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "recibió" and "repitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibió" and "repitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repitió vs reprimió". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #281,461 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.