Which to use
“repetido” is a verb and “repetidos” is a participle - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,556
- “repetido” frequency rank
- #20,495
- “repetidos” frequency rank
- 34051
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetido | repetidos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de repetir. | Forma del plural de repetido, participio de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repetido and repetidos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. repetido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against repetidos's 9 (CVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repetido vs repetidos
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repetido is [repeˈt̪ið̞o] while repetidos is [repeˈt̪ið̞os]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “repetido” sits inside “repetidos”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs participle), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34051, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repetido is recorded at frequency rank #13,556, classified as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞o]. 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 34051, this pair ranks #193,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repetido vs repetidos
Shared letters: deioprt. Private to "repetido": -. Private to "repetidos": s.
"repetido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "repetidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repetido" and "repetidos" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "repetido" or "repetidos"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "repetido" and "repetidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repetido" 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 #193,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetido" 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 #193,492 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.