Which to use
“repetí” and “repetía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #42,664
- “repetí” frequency rank
- #26,985
- “repetía” frequency rank
- 69649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetí | repetía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repetir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repetí and repetía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repetí runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against repetía's 7 (CVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repetí vs repetía
A purely visual mix-up. repetí ([repeˈt̪i]) and repetía ([repeˈt̪ia]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “repetí” sits inside “repetía”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repetí is recorded at frequency rank #42,664, classified as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪i]. repetía is at rank #26,985, tagged as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪ia].
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 69649, this pair ranks #31,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repetí vs repetía
Shared letters: eprtí. Private to "repetí": -. Private to "repetía": a.
"repetí" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repetía" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repetí" for "repetía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repetí" vs "repetía" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repetí" and "repetía" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repetí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetí" and "repetía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repetí vs repetiré". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #31,524 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.