Which to use
“repelir” and “repetir” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,707
- “repelir” frequency rank
- #3,862
- “repetir” frequency rank
- 34569
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repelir | repetir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | impelir para trás ou para fora | tornar a dizer ou a fazer uma coisa já dita ou feita; bisar |
Where the eye mixes repelir and repetir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. repelir and repetir follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repelir and repetir
A purely visual mix-up. repelir (/Rɨ.pɨ.ˈliɾ/) and repetir (/Rɨ.pɨ.ˈtiɾ/) 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 a single letter - l in “repelir” becomes t in “repetir”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34569, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repelir is recorded at frequency rank #30,707, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈliɾ/. repetir is at rank #3,862, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.pɨ.ˈtiɾ/.
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 34569, this pair ranks #32,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repelir vs repetir
Shared letters: eipr. Private to "repelir": l. Private to "repetir": t.
"repelir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "repetir" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "repelir" and "repetir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "repelir" vs "repetir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "repelir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repetir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #32,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repelir" and "repetir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repelir vs revelia". 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 #32,657 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.