repetívsrepetíaWhich spelling fits?

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.

6 ch
repetí
7 ch
repetía

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?
No. They are said differently ([repeˈt̪i] versus [repeˈt̪ia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repetí" vs "repetía" - which ranks higher?
"repetía" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #26,985 in our Spanish list, against #42,664 for "repetí". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list