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

#13,998
“repita” frequency rank
#38,349
“repites” frequency rank
52347
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repita repites
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repita and repites

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. repita runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against repites's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
repita
7 ch
repites

Why the eye confuses repita with repites

A purely visual mix-up. repita ([reˈpit̪a]) and repites ([reˈpit̪es]) 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 52347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repita is recorded at frequency rank #13,998, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪a]. repites is at rank #38,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪es].

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 52347, this pair ranks #93,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repita vs repites

Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repita": a. Private to "repites": s.

"repita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "repites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repita ← erpita · reipta · repiat · repitta · reppita · reptia · rpeita · rrepita
  • repites ← erpites · reiptes · repiets · repitess · repitse · repittes · reppites · repties

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repita" and "repites" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪a] versus [reˈpit̪es]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repita" or "repites" show up more?
"repita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,998 in our Spanish list, against #38,349 for "repites". 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 "repita" and "repites" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #93,148 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repita" and "repites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs repites". 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 #93,148 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