repitevsreprimeWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#5,664
“repite” frequency rank
#31,533
“reprime” frequency rank
37197
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repite reprime
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 presente de indicativo de reprimir.

Where the eye mixes repite and reprime

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

6 ch
repite
7 ch
reprime

Visual trap between repite and reprime

A purely visual mix-up. repite ([reˈpit̪e]) and reprime ([reˈpɾime]) 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 37197, 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]. reprime is at rank #31,533, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpɾime].

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 37197, this pair ranks #176,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repite vs reprime

Shared letters: eipr. Private to "repite": t. Private to "reprime": m.

"repite" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reprime" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repiteerpite · reipte · repiet · repitte · reppite · reptie · rpeite · rrepite
  • reprimeerprime · repirme · repprime · repriem · reprimme · reprmie · reprrime · rerpime

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repite" for "reprime" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪e] versus [reˈpɾime]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repite" or "reprime" show up more?
"repite" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,664 in our Spanish list, against #31,533 for "reprime". 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 "repite" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reprime" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #176,602 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repite" and "reprime" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprime 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 #176,602 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