repitenvsreprimenWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,484
“repiten” frequency rank
#44,975
“reprimen” frequency rank
56459
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repiten reprimen
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repetir. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reprimir.

Where the eye mixes repiten and reprimen

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repiten runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against reprimen's 8 (CVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
repiten
8 ch
reprimen

Visual trap between repiten and reprimen

A purely visual mix-up. repiten ([reˈpit̪ẽn]) and reprimen ([reˈpɾimẽn]) 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 56459, 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]. reprimen is at rank #44,975, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpɾimẽn].

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 56459, this pair ranks #74,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repiten vs reprimen

Shared letters: einpr. Private to "repiten": t. Private to "reprimen": m.

"repiten" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "reprimen" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repiten ← erpiten · reipten · repietn · repitenn · repitne · repitten · reppiten · reptien
  • reprimen ← erprimen · repirmen · repprimen · repriemn · reprimenn · reprimmen · reprimne · reprmien

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repiten" for "reprimen" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪ẽn] versus [reˈpɾimẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repiten" vs "reprimen" - which ranks higher?
"repiten" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,484 in our Spanish list, against #44,975 for "reprimen". 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 "repiten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reprimen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #74,529 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repiten" and "reprimen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprimen vs reprimenda". 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 #74,529 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