repitavsresinaWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: repita is a verb, resina is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repita” is a verb and “resina” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,998
“repita” frequency rank
#23,211
“resina” frequency rank
37209
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repita resina
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. Nombre de diversas sustancias orgánicas de origen vegetal, solidas o semisólidas, transparentes o translúcidas, solubles en alcohol e insolubles en agua, que fluyen de determinadas plantas.

Where the eye mixes repita and resina

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

6 ch
repita
6 ch
resina

Visual trap between repita and resina

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repita is [reˈpit̪a] while resina is [reˈsina]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37209, 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]. resina is at rank #23,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsina].

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 37209, this pair ranks #176,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repita vs resina

Shared letters: aeir. Private to "repita": pt. Private to "resina": ns.

"repita" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "resina" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitaerpita · reipta · repiat · repitta · reppita · reptia · rpeita · rrepita
  • resinaersina · recina · reisna · resian · resinna · resnia · ressina · rresina

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repita" and "resina" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repita" is a verb and "resina" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "repita" vs "resina" - which ranks higher?
"repita" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,998 in our Spanish list, against #23,211 for "resina". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repita" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resina" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repita" and "resina" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resina vs Rosana". 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 #176,529 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