repitenvsrepitoWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#11,484
“repiten” frequency rank
#5,346
“repito” frequency rank
16830
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repiten repito
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de repetir.

Where the eye mixes repiten and repito

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

7 ch
repiten
6 ch
repito

Look-alike desk: repiten vs repito

A purely visual mix-up. repiten ([reˈpit̪ẽn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16830, 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]. 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 16830, this pair ranks #274,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of repiten vs repito

Shared letters: eiprt. Private to "repiten": n. Private to "repito": o.

"repiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "repito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitenerpiten · reipten · repietn · repitenn · repitne · repitten · reppiten · reptien
  • repitoerpito · reipto · repiot · repitto · reppito · reptio · rpeito · rrepito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repiten" for "repito" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪ẽn] versus [reˈpit̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repiten" or "repito"?
"repito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,346 in our Spanish list, against #11,484 for "repiten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "repito" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #274,601 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repiten" and "repito" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repiten vs reprimen". 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 #274,601 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