Which to use
“repite” and “repitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,664
- “repite” frequency rank
- #13,557
- “repitió” frequency rank
- 19221
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repite | repitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repite and repitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses repite with repitió
A purely visual mix-up. repite ([reˈpit̪e]) and repitió ([repiˈt̪jo]) 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 19221, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repite is recorded at frequency rank #5,664, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪e]. repitió is at rank #13,557, tagged as averb, pronounced [repiˈt̪jo].
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 19221, this pair ranks #264,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repite vs repitió
Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repite": -. Private to "repitió": ó.
"repite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "repitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repite ← erpite · reipte · repiet · repitte · reppite · reptie · rpeite · rrepite
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repite" for "repitió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "repite" vs "repitió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repitió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repite" and "repitió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repitió vs reprimió". 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 #264,669 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.