Which to use
“repetitiva” and “repetitivos” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,606
- “repetitiva” frequency rank
- #46,179
- “repetitivos” frequency rank
- 87785
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repetitiva | repetitivos |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del femenino de repetitivo. | Forma del plural de repetitivo. |
Where the eye mixes repetitiva and repetitivos
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. repetitiva runs 10 letters (CVCVCVCVCV) against repetitivos's 11 (CVCVCVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between repetitiva and repetitivos
A purely visual mix-up. repetitiva ([repet̪iˈt̪iβ̞a]) and repetitivos ([repet̪iˈt̪iβ̞os]) 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 87785, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repetitiva is recorded at frequency rank #41,606, classified as anadj, pronounced [repet̪iˈt̪iβ̞a]. repetitivos is at rank #46,179, tagged as anadj, pronounced [repet̪iˈt̪iβ̞os].
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 87785, this pair ranks #4,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of repetitiva vs repetitivos
Shared letters: eiprtv. Private to "repetitiva": a. Private to "repetitivos": os.
"repetitiva" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCV · "repetitivos" · 11 letters · shape CVCVCVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repetitiva ← erpetitiva · reeptitiva · repeittiva · repetiitva · repetitiav · repetitiba · repetitivva · repetittiva
- repetitivos ← erpetitivos · reeptitivos · repeittivos · repetiitvos · repetitibos · repetitiovs · repetitivoss · repetitivso
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repetitiva" and "repetitivos" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repetitiva" or "repetitivos" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repetitiva" and "repetitivos" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repetitiva" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetitivos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #4,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repetitiva" and "repetitivos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repetiría vs repetitiva". 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 #4,242 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.