repitióvsresistióWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

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

#13,557
“repitió” frequency rank
#22,174
“resistió” frequency rank
35731
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repitió resistió
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de repetir. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de resistir o de resistirse.

Where the eye mixes repitió and resistió

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

7 ch
repitió
8 ch
resistió

Visual trap between repitió and resistió

A purely visual mix-up. repitió ([repiˈt̪jo]) and resistió ([resisˈt̪jo]) 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 35731, 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]. resistió is at rank #22,174, tagged as averb, pronounced [resisˈt̪jo].

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 35731, this pair ranks #184,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of repitió vs resistió

Shared letters: eirtó. Private to "repitió": p. Private to "resistió": s.

"repitió" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVV  ·  "resistió" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repitió" and "resistió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repiˈt̪jo] versus [resisˈt̪jo]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "repitió" or "resistió"?
"repitió" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,557 in our Spanish list, against #22,174 for "resistió". 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 "repitió" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resistió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #184,489 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repitió" and "resistió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "resistía vs resistió". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #184,489 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