repitavsreposaWhich spelling fits?

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

#13,998
“repita” frequency rank
#39,967
“reposa” frequency rank
53965
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repita reposa
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reposar o de reposarse.

Where the eye mixes repita and reposa

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
repita
6 ch
reposa

Why the eye confuses repita with reposa

A purely visual mix-up. repita ([reˈpit̪a]) and reposa ([reˈposa]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53965, 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]. reposa is at rank #39,967, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈposa].

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 53965, this pair ranks #85,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repita vs reposa

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "repita": it. Private to "reposa": os.

"repita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reposa" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitaerpita · reipta · repiat · repitta · reppita · reptia · rpeita · rrepita
  • reposaerposa · reopsa · repoas · repossa · repposa · repsoa · rpeosa · rreposa

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repita" and "reposa" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪a] versus [reˈposa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repita" or "reposa"?
"repita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,998 in our Spanish list, against #39,967 for "reposa". 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 "reposa" 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 "reposa" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #85,415 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repita" and "reposa" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rebasa vs reposa". 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 #85,415 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