Which to use
“repiten” and “repites” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,484
- “repiten” frequency rank
- #38,349
- “repites” frequency rank
- 49833
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repiten | repites |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de repetir. |
Where the eye mixes repiten and repites
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between repiten and repites
A purely visual mix-up. repiten ([reˈpit̪ẽn]) and repites ([reˈpit̪es]) 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 - n in “repiten” becomes s in “repites”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49833, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repiten is recorded at frequency rank #11,484, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪ẽn]. repites is at rank #38,349, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪es].
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 49833, this pair ranks #106,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repiten vs repites
Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repiten": n. Private to "repites": s.
"repiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repites" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repiten" and "repites" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repiten" or "repites" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repites" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #106,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repiten" and "repites" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs repites". 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 #106,600 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.