repitióvsrepudioConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,557
“repitió” frequency rank
#15,215
“repudio” frequency rank
28772
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repitió repudio
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repetir. Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de repudiar.

Where the eye mixes repitió and repudio

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

7 ch
repitió
7 ch
repudio

Look-alike desk: repitió vs repudio

A purely visual mix-up. repitió ([repiˈt̪jo]) and repudio ([reˈpuð̞jo]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28772, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repitió is recorded at frequency rank #13,557, classified as averb, pronounced [repiˈt̪jo]. repudio is at rank #15,215, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpuð̞jo].

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 28772, this pair ranks #220,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repitió vs repudio

Shared letters: eipr. Private to "repitió": . Private to "repudio": dou.

"repitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "repudio" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repudioerpudio · repduio · reppudio · repuddio · repudoi · repuido · reupdio · rpeudio

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repitió" for "repudio" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([repiˈt̪jo] versus [reˈpuð̞jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repitió" or "repudio"?
"repitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,557 in our Spanish list, against #15,215 for "repudio". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "repitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repudio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,331 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repitió" and "repudio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repudio vs residió". 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 #220,331 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