remitidosvsrepetidosTell them apart

Which to use

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

#46,783
“remitidos” frequency rank
#20,495
“repetidos” frequency rank
67278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remitidos repetidos
Definition Forma del plural de remitido, participio de remitir. Forma del plural de repetido, participio de repetir.

Where the eye mixes remitidos and repetidos

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. remitidos and repetidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
remitidos
9 ch
repetidos

Look-alike desk: remitidos vs repetidos

A purely visual mix-up. remitidos ([remiˈt̪ið̞os]) and repetidos ([repeˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 67278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remitidos is recorded at frequency rank #46,783, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [remiˈt̪ið̞os]. repetidos is at rank #20,495, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞os].

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 67278, this pair ranks #37,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of remitidos vs repetidos

Shared letters: deiorst. Private to "remitidos": m. Private to "repetidos": p.

"remitidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "repetidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remitidosermitidos · reimtidos · remiitdos · remitdios · remitiddos · remitidoss · remitidso · remitiods
  • repetidoserpetidos · reeptidos · repeitdos · repetdios · repetiddos · repetidoss · repetidso · repetiods

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "remitidos" for "repetidos" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([remiˈt̪ið̞os] versus [repeˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remitidos" or "repetidos"?
"repetidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,495 in our Spanish list, against #46,783 for "remitidos". 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 "remitidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repetidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #37,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remitidos" and "repetidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitidos vs removidos". 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 #37,562 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