repitevsrepitoConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,664
“repite” frequency rank
#5,346
“repito” frequency rank
11010
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repite repito
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repite and repito

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

6 ch
repite
6 ch
repito

Look-alike desk: repite vs repito

A purely visual mix-up. repite ([reˈpit̪e]) and repito ([reˈpit̪o]) 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 - e in “repite” becomes o in “repito”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11010, 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]. repito is at rank #5,346, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪o].

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 11010, this pair ranks #296,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of repite vs repito

Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repite": -. Private to "repito": o.

"repite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "repito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repiteerpite · reipte · repiet · repitte · reppite · reptie · rpeite · rrepite
  • repitoerpito · reipto · repiot · repitto · reppito · reptio · rpeito · rrepito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repite" for "repito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪e] versus [reˈpit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repite" or "repito" show up more?
"repito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,346 in our Spanish list, against #5,664 for "repite". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "repito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #296,579 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repite" and "repito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repite vs reviste". 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 #296,579 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