Which to use
“repetida” is a participle and “repetiría” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,805
- “repetida” frequency rank
- #39,966
- “repetiría” frequency rank
- 60771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetida | repetiría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de repetido, participio de repetir. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repetida and repetiría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repetida runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against repetiría's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repetida with repetiría
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repetida is [repeˈt̪ið̞a] while repetiría is [repet̪iˈɾia]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repetida is recorded at frequency rank #20,805, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞a]. repetiría is at rank #39,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [repet̪iˈɾia].
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 60771, this pair ranks #57,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repetida vs repetiría
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "repetida": d. Private to "repetiría": í.
"repetida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "repetiría" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repetida ← erpetida · reeptida · repeitda · repetdia · repetiad · repetidda · repettida · reppetida
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repetida" for "repetiría" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repetida" or "repetiría" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "repetida" and "repetiría" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repetida" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetiría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #57,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetida" and "repetiría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repetiré vs repetiría". 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 #57,799 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.