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

#20,805
“repetida” frequency rank
#36,797
“resentida” frequency rank
57602
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repetida resentida
Definition Forma del femenino de repetido, participio de repetir. Forma del femenino de resentido, participio de resentir o de resentirse.

Where the eye mixes repetida and resentida

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

8 ch
repetida
9 ch
resentida

Look-alike desk: repetida vs resentida

A purely visual mix-up. repetida ([repeˈt̪ið̞a]) and resentida ([resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57602, 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]. 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 57602, this pair ranks #69,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repetida vs resentida

Shared letters: adeirt. Private to "repetida": p. Private to "resentida": ns.

"repetida" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "resentida" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repetidaerpetida · reeptida · repeitda · repetdia · repetiad · repetidda · repettida · reppetida
  • resentidaersentida · recentida · reesntida · resenitda · resenntida · resentdia · resentiad · resentidda

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repetida" and "resentida" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repeˈt̪ið̞a] versus [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repetida" vs "resentida" - which ranks higher?
"repetida" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,805 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.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repetida" 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 #69,837 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repetida" 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 #69,837 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