Which to use
“recibo” is a noun and “repito” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,936
- “recibo” frequency rank
- #5,346
- “repito” frequency rank
- 10282
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recibo | repito |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Acción o efecto de recibir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes recibo and repito
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: recibo vs repito
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: recibo is [reˈsiβ̞o] while repito is [reˈpit̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10282, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recibo is recorded at frequency rank #4,936, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈsiβ̞o]. repito is at rank #5,346, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪o].
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 10282, this pair ranks #299,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of recibo vs repito
Shared letters: eior. Private to "recibo": bc. Private to "repito": pt.
"recibo" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "recibo" for "repito" ever safe?
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Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "recibo" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #299,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recibo" and "repito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs repito". 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 #299,180 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.