repitovsreportóConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#5,346
“repito” frequency rank
#12,914
“reportó” frequency rank
18260
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes repito and reportó

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

6 ch
repito
7 ch
reportó

Look-alike desk: repito vs reportó

A purely visual mix-up. repito ([reˈpit̪o]) and reportó ([repoɾˈt̪o]) 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 18260, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repito is recorded at frequency rank #5,346, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpit̪o]. reportó is at rank #12,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪o].

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 18260, this pair ranks #268,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of repito vs reportó

Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "repito": i. Private to "reportó": ó.

"repito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "reportó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitoerpito · reipto · repiot · repitto · reppito · reptio · rpeito · rrepito

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repito" for "reportó" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpit̪o] versus [repoɾˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "repito" vs "reportó" - which ranks higher?
"repito" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,346 in our Spanish list, against #12,914 for "reportó". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "repito" and "reportó" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "repito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #268,668 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repito" and "reportó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportó vs Ruperto". 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 #268,668 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