remitenvsrepitesTell them apart

Which to use

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

#41,602
“remiten” frequency rank
#38,349
“repites” frequency rank
79951
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remiten repites
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remitir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes remiten and repites

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

Why the eye confuses remiten with repites

A purely visual mix-up. remiten ([reˈmit̪ẽn]) 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 79951, 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]. 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 79951, this pair ranks #12,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remiten vs repites

Shared letters: eirt. Private to "remiten": mn. Private to "repites": ps.

"remiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitenermiten · reimten · remietn · remitenn · remitne · remitten · remmiten · remtien
  • repiteserpites · reiptes · repiets · repitess · repitse · repittes · reppites · repties

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remiten" and "repites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmit̪ẽn] versus [reˈpit̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remiten" or "repites"?
"repites" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #38,349 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.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "remiten" 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 #12,306 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remiten" 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 #12,306 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