Which to use
“repetido” is a verb and “resentido” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,556
- “repetido” frequency rank
- #22,493
- “resentido” frequency rank
- 36049
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetido | resentido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio de repetir. | Que siente resentimiento. |
Where the eye mixes repetido and resentido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repetido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against resentido's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: repetido vs resentido
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repetido is [repeˈt̪ið̞o] while resentido is [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36049, 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]. resentido is at rank #22,493, tagged as anadj, pronounced [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞o].
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 36049, this pair ranks #182,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repetido vs resentido
Shared letters: deiort. Private to "repetido": p. Private to "resentido": ns.
"repetido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV · "resentido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repetido" and "resentido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repetido" or "resentido"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repetido" and "resentido" 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 "resentido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #182,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetido" and "resentido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reseñado vs resentido". 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 #182,763 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.