Which to use
“repetidas” and “repetidos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,665
- “repetidas” frequency rank
- #20,495
- “repetidos” frequency rank
- 32160
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetidas | repetidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de repetido, participio de repetir. | Forma del plural de repetido, participio de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repetidas and repetidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repetidas and repetidos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses repetidas with repetidos
A purely visual mix-up. repetidas ([repeˈt̪ið̞as]) and repetidos ([repeˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 a single letter - a in “repetidas” becomes o in “repetidos”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32160, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repetidas is recorded at frequency rank #11,665, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞as]. repetidos is at rank #20,495, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞os].
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 32160, this pair ranks #203,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repetidas vs repetidos
Shared letters: deiprst. Private to "repetidas": a. Private to "repetidos": o.
"repetidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "repetidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repetidas" and "repetidos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repetidas" or "repetidos" show up more?
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 "repetidas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #203,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetidas" and "repetidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remitidos vs repetidos". 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 #203,448 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.