remitenvsrepitanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#41,602
“remiten” frequency rank
#25,437
“repitan” frequency rank
67039
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remiten repitan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes remiten and repitan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. remiten and repitan follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
remiten
7 ch
repitan

Why the eye confuses remiten with repitan

A purely visual mix-up. remiten ([reˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67039, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remiten is recorded at frequency rank #41,602, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmit̪ẽn]. 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 67039, this pair ranks #38,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remiten vs repitan

Shared letters: einrt. Private to "remiten": m. Private to "repitan": ap.

"remiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitenermiten · reimten · remietn · remitenn · remitne · remitten · remmiten · remtien
  • repitanerpitan · reiptan · repiatn · repitann · repitna · repittan · reppitan · reptian

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remiten" and "repitan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪ẽn] versus [reˈpit̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "remiten" or "repitan" show up more?
"repitan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,437 in our Spanish list, against #41,602 for "remiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remiten" 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 #38,191 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remiten" and "repitan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remiten 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 #38,191 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