repitovsrespetoWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: repito is a verb, respeto is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repito” is a verb and “respeto” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#5,346
“repito” frequency rank
#949
“respeto” frequency rank
6295
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repito respeto
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de repetir. Reconocimiento que uno hace de las cualidades superiores de una persona, tales como su posición social o moral, que se acompaña de obediencia y una especie de veneración hacia ella.

Where the eye mixes repito and respeto

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

6 ch
repito
7 ch
respeto

Visual trap between repito and respeto

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repito is [reˈpit̪o] while respeto is [resˈpet̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6295, 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]. respeto is at rank #949, tagged as anoun, pronounced [resˈpet̪o].

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 6295, this pair ranks #311,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of repito vs respeto

Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "repito": i. Private to "respeto": s.

"repito" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "respeto" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repitoerpito · reipto · repiot · repitto · reppito · reptio · rpeito · rrepito
  • respetoerspeto · repseto · resepto · respeot · respetto · resppeto · respteo · resspeto

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "repito" and "respeto" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repito" is a verb and "respeto" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "repito" or "respeto" show up more?
"respeto" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #949 in our Spanish list, against #5,346 for "repito". 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 "repito" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "respeto" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #311,193 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repito" and "respeto" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réditos vs repito". 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 #311,193 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