repitanvsrepitenTell them apart

Which to use

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

#25,437
“repitan” frequency rank
#11,484
“repiten” frequency rank
36921
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repitan repiten
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de repetir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repitan and repiten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

7 ch
repitan
7 ch
repiten

Look-alike desk: repitan vs repiten

A purely visual mix-up. repitan ([reˈpit̪ãn]) and repiten ([reˈpit̪ẽn]) 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 a single letter - a in “repitan” becomes e in “repiten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36921, 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]. repiten is at rank #11,484, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪ẽn].

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 36921, this pair ranks #178,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repitan vs repiten

Shared letters: einprt. Private to "repitan": a. Private to "repiten": -.

"repitan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitanerpitan · reiptan · repiatn · repitann · repitna · repittan · reppitan · reptian
  • repitenerpiten · reipten · repietn · repitenn · repitne · repitten · reppiten · reptien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repitan" for "repiten" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪ãn] versus [reˈpit̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repitan" vs "repiten" - which ranks higher?
"repiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,484 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.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "repitan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repiten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #178,074 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repitan" and "repiten" 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 #178,074 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