repitanvsrepiteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,437
“repitan” frequency rank
#5,664
“repite” frequency rank
31101
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repitan repite
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repitan and repite

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
repitan
6 ch
repite

Look-alike desk: repitan vs repite

A purely visual mix-up. repitan ([reˈpit̪ãn]) and repite ([reˈpit̪e]) 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 31101, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repitan is recorded at frequency rank #25,437, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪ãn]. repite is at rank #5,664, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪e].

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 31101, this pair ranks #208,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repitan vs repite

Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repitan": an. Private to "repite": -.

"repitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitanerpitan · reiptan · repiatn · repitann · repitna · repittan · reppitan · reptian
  • repiteerpite · reipte · repiet · repitte · reppite · reptie · rpeite · rrepite

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "repitan" and "repite" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪ãn] versus [reˈpit̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repitan" vs "repite" - which ranks higher?
"repite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,664 in our Spanish list, against #25,437 for "repitan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repite" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #208,771 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repitan" and "repite" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reparan vs repitan". 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 #208,771 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