Which to use
“repetido” and “reputado” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,556
- “repetido” frequency rank
- #38,938
- “reputado” frequency rank
- 52494
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetido | reputado |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de repetir. | Participio de reputar. |
Where the eye mixes repetido and reputado
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repetido and reputado follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: repetido vs reputado
A purely visual mix-up. repetido ([repeˈt̪ið̞o]) and reputado ([repuˈt̪að̞o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52494, 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]. reputado is at rank #38,938, tagged as averb, pronounced [repuˈt̪að̞o].
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 52494, this pair ranks #92,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repetido vs reputado
Shared letters: deoprt. Private to "repetido": i. Private to "reputado": au.
"repetido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "reputado" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "repetido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reputado" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #92,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetido" and "reputado" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rentado vs reputado". 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 #92,414 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.