Which to use
“reían” and “repitan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,823
- “reían” frequency rank
- #25,437
- “repitan” frequency rank
- 55260
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reían | repitan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de reír o de reírse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes reían and repitan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reían runs 5 letters (CVVVC) against repitan's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: reían vs repitan
A purely visual mix-up. reían ([reˈiãn]) and repitan ([reˈpit̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reían is recorded at frequency rank #29,823, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiãn]. repitan is at rank #25,437, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪ãn].
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 55260, this pair ranks #79,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reían vs repitan
Shared letters: aenr. Private to "reían": í. Private to "repitan": ipt.
"reían" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC · "repitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repitan ← erpitan · reiptan · repiatn · repitann · repitna · repittan · reppitan · reptian
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reían" and "repitan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reían" or "repitan" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reían" and "repitan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repitan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reían" and "repitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reían vs rias". 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 #79,689 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.