repentinavsresentidaTell them apart

Quick tell: repentina is a adjective, resentida is a participle, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repentina” is an adjective and “resentida” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#15,214
“repentina” frequency rank
#36,797
“resentida” frequency rank
52011
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repentina resentida
Definition Forma del femenino de repentino. Forma del femenino de resentido, participio de resentir o de resentirse.

Where the eye mixes repentina and resentida

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
repentina
9 ch
resentida

Look-alike desk: repentina vs resentida

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repentina is [repẽn̪ˈt̪ina] while resentida is [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a]. 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 (adjective vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52011, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repentina is recorded at frequency rank #15,214, classified as anadj, pronounced [repẽn̪ˈt̪ina]. resentida is at rank #36,797, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a].

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 52011, this pair ranks #94,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repentina vs resentida

Shared letters: aeinrt. Private to "repentina": p. Private to "resentida": ds.

"repentina" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "resentida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repentinaerpentina · reepntina · repenitna · repenntina · repentian · repentinna · repentnia · repenttina
  • resentidaersentida · recentida · reesntida · resenitda · resenntida · resentdia · resentiad · resentidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repentina" for "resentida" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repentina" is an adjective and "resentida" a participle, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "repentina" or "resentida"?
"repentina" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,214 in our Spanish list, against #36,797 for "resentida". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "repentina" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resentida" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #94,868 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repentina" and "resentida" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resentida vs resentidos". 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 #94,868 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