repetidovsrevestidoWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,556
“repetido” frequency rank
#41,052
“revestido” frequency rank
54608
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repetido revestido
Definition Participio de repetir. Participio de revestir.

Where the eye mixes repetido and revestido

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repetido runs 8 letters (CVCVCVCV) against revestido's 9 (CVCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
repetido
9 ch
revestido

Why the eye confuses repetido with revestido

A purely visual mix-up. repetido ([repeˈt̪ið̞o]) and revestido ([reβ̞esˈt̪ið̞o]) 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 54608, 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]. revestido is at rank #41,052, tagged as averb, pronounced [reβ̞esˈt̪ið̞o].

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 54608, this pair ranks #82,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repetido vs revestido

Shared letters: deiort. Private to "repetido": p. Private to "revestido": sv.

"repetido" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCVCV  ·  "revestido" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repetidoerpetido · reeptido · repeitdo · repetdio · repetiddo · repetiod · repettido · reppetido
  • revestidoervestido · rebestido · reevstido · revesitdo · revesstido · revestdio · revestiddo · revestiod

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repetido" and "revestido" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repeˈt̪ið̞o] versus [reβ̞esˈt̪ið̞o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repetido" vs "revestido" - which ranks higher?
"repetido" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,556 in our Spanish list, against #41,052 for "revestido". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "repetido" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "revestido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,562 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repetido" and "revestido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reventado vs revestido". 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 #82,562 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