repetidasvsrespetadasTell them apart

Which to use

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

#11,665
“repetidas” frequency rank
#37,300
“respetadas” frequency rank
48965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repetidas respetadas
Definition Forma del femenino plural de repetido, participio de repetir. Forma del femenino plural de respetado, participio de respetar.

Where the eye mixes repetidas and respetadas

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repetidas runs 9 letters (CVCVCVCVC) against respetadas's 10 (CVCCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
repetidas
10 ch
respetadas

Look-alike desk: repetidas vs respetadas

A purely visual mix-up. repetidas ([repeˈt̪ið̞as]) and respetadas ([respeˈt̪að̞as]) 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 48965, 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]. respetadas is at rank #37,300, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [respeˈt̪að̞as].

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 48965, this pair ranks #111,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repetidas vs respetadas

Shared letters: adeprst. Private to "repetidas": i. Private to "respetadas": -.

"repetidas" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "respetadas" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repetidaserpetidas · reeptidas · repeitdas · repetdias · repetiads · repetidass · repetiddas · repetidsa
  • respetadaserspetadas · repsetadas · reseptadas · respeatdas · respetaads · respetadass · respetaddas · respetadsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repetidas" and "respetadas" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repeˈt̪ið̞as] versus [respeˈt̪að̞as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repetidas" or "respetadas" show up more?
"repetidas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,665 in our Spanish list, against #37,300 for "respetadas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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 "respetadas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #111,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repetidas" and "respetadas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respetadas vs respetará". 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 #111,529 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