respetavsrespetasConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#7,226
“respeta” frequency rank
#38,940
“respetas” frequency rank
46166
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature respeta respetas
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de respetar. Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de respetar.

Where the eye mixes respeta and respetas

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

7 ch
respeta
8 ch
respetas

Look-alike desk: respeta vs respetas

A purely visual mix-up. respeta ([resˈpet̪a]) and respetas ([resˈpet̪as]) 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 extra letter(s) - “respeta” sits inside “respetas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46166, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

respeta is recorded at frequency rank #7,226, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpet̪a]. respetas is at rank #38,940, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpet̪as].

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 46166, this pair ranks #127,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of respeta vs respetas

Shared letters: aeprst. Private to "respeta": -. Private to "respetas": -.

"respeta" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVCV  ·  "respetas" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • respeta ← erspeta · repseta · resepta · respeat · respetta · resppeta · resptea · resspeta
  • respetas ← erspetas · repsetas · reseptas · respeats · respetass · respetsa · respettas · resppetas

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "respeta" and "respetas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([resˈpet̪a] versus [resˈpet̪as]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "respeta" vs "respetas" - which ranks higher?
"respeta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,226 in our Spanish list, against #38,940 for "respetas". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "respeta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "respetas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,310 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "respeta" and "respetas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respetará vs respetas". 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 #127,310 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