Which to use
“repiten” and “repitió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,484
- “repiten” frequency rank
- #13,557
- “repitió” frequency rank
- 25041
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repiten | repitió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 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 repiten and repitió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between repiten and repitió
A purely visual mix-up. repiten ([reˈpit̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25041, 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]. 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 25041, this pair ranks #238,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repiten vs repitió
Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repiten": n. Private to "repitió": ó.
"repiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- repiten ← erpiten · reipten · repietn · repitenn · repitne · repitten · reppiten · reptien
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repiten" for "repitió" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repiten" or "repitió"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "repiten" and "repitió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repiten" 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 #238,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repiten" 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 #238,283 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.