Which to use
“repetir” and “repetiría” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,039
- “repetir” frequency rank
- #39,966
- “repetiría” frequency rank
- 44005
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetir | repetiría |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Expresar más de una vez una frase. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repetir and repetiría
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. repetir runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against repetiría's 9 (CVCVCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses repetir with repetiría
A purely visual mix-up. repetir ([repeˈt̪iɾ]) and repetiría ([repet̪iˈɾia]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “repetir” sits inside “repetiría”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44005, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repetir is recorded at frequency rank #4,039, classified as averb, pronounced [repeˈt̪iɾ]. repetiría is at rank #39,966, tagged as averb, pronounced [repet̪iˈɾia].
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 44005, this pair ranks #139,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repetir vs repetiría
Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repetir": -. Private to "repetiría": aí.
"repetir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repetiría" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repetir ← erpetir · reeptir · repeitr · repetirr · repetri · repettir · reppetir · repteir
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repetir" and "repetiría" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repetir" or "repetiría"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repetir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetiría" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #139,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetir" and "repetiría" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repetiré vs repetiría". 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 #139,440 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.