Which to use
“repetidas” is a participle and “repetimos” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #11,665
- “repetidas” frequency rank
- #27,381
- “repetimos” frequency rank
- 39046
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetidas | repetimos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino plural de repetido, participio de repetir. | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repetidas and repetimos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repetidas and repetimos follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repetidas and repetimos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repetidas is [repeˈt̪ið̞as] while repetimos is [repeˈt̪imos]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (participle vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39046, 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]. repetimos is at rank #27,381, tagged as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪imos].
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 39046, this pair ranks #166,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repetidas vs repetimos
Shared letters: eiprst. Private to "repetidas": ad. Private to "repetimos": mo.
"repetidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC · "repetimos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repetidas" and "repetimos" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repetidas" or "repetimos" 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 "repetimos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #166,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetidas" and "repetimos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repentinos vs repetimos". 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 #166,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.