repetidosvsresentidosWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#20,495
“repetidos” frequency rank
#33,826
“resentidos” frequency rank
54321
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repetidos resentidos
Definition Forma del plural de repetido, participio de repetir. Forma del plural de resentido, participio de resentir o de resentirse.

Where the eye mixes repetidos and resentidos

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

9 ch
repetidos
10 ch
resentidos

Why the eye confuses repetidos with resentidos

A purely visual mix-up. repetidos ([repeˈt̪ið̞os]) and resentidos ([resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞os]) 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 54321, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repetidos is recorded at frequency rank #20,495, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [repeˈt̪ið̞os]. resentidos is at rank #33,826, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞os].

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 54321, this pair ranks #83,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repetidos vs resentidos

Shared letters: deiorst. Private to "repetidos": p. Private to "resentidos": n.

"repetidos" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVC  ·  "resentidos" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repetidoserpetidos · reeptidos · repeitdos · repetdios · repetiddos · repetidoss · repetidso · repetiods
  • resentidosersentidos · recentidos · reesntidos · resenitdos · resenntidos · resentdios · resentiddos · resentidoss

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repetidos" and "resentidos" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repeˈt̪ið̞os] versus [resẽn̪ˈt̪ið̞os]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repetidos" or "resentidos" show up more?
"repetidos" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #20,495 in our Spanish list, against #33,826 for "resentidos". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "repetidos" and "resentidos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repetidos" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resentidos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #83,864 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repetidos" and "resentidos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repentinos vs resentidos". 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 #83,864 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