repletavsrepletosWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: repleta is a verb, repletos is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“repleta” is a verb and “repletos” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,819
“repleta” frequency rank
#32,852
“repletos” frequency rank
54671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature repleta repletos
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de repletar. Forma del masculino plural de repleto.

Where the eye mixes repleta and repletos

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

7 ch
repleta
8 ch
repletos

Why the eye confuses repleta with repletos

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: repleta is [reˈplet̪a] while repletos is [reˈplet̪os]. 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 adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

repleta is recorded at frequency rank #21,819, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈplet̪a]. repletos is at rank #32,852, tagged as anadj, pronounced [reˈplet̪os].

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 54671, this pair ranks #82,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of repleta vs repletos

Shared letters: elprt. Private to "repleta": a. Private to "repletos": os.

"repleta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "repletos" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • repletaerpleta · relpeta · repelta · repleat · repletta · replleta · repltea · reppleta
  • repletoserpletos · relpetos · repeltos · repleots · repletoss · repletso · replettos · replletos

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "repleta" for "repletos" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "repleta" is a verb and "repletos" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "repleta" vs "repletos" - which ranks higher?
"repleta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,819 in our Spanish list, against #32,852 for "repletos". 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 "repleta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repletos" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #82,279 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "repleta" and "repletos" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recoletos vs repletos". 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 #82,279 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