Which to use
“Report” is a noun and “reporter” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #6,842
- “Report” frequency rank
- #5,525
- “reporter” frequency rank
- 12367
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Report | reporter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausführliche Beschreibung eines Geschehens oder Sachverhalts; Bericht mit vielen Einzelheiten | befördern, übertragen, wiederbringen |
Where the eye mixes Report and reporter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Report vs reporter
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Report is [ʁeˈpɔʁt] while reporter is [ʁǝ.pɔʁ.te]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Report” sits inside “reporter”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12367, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Report is recorded at frequency rank #6,842, classified as anoun, pronounced [ʁeˈpɔʁt]. reporter is at rank #5,525, tagged as averb, pronounced [ʁǝ.pɔʁ.te].
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 12367, this pair ranks #1,964,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Report vs reporter
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "Report": -. Private to "reporter": -.
"Report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Report" for "reporter" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Report" or "reporter"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Report" and "reporter" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Report" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reporter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,964,588 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Report" and "reporter" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Report vs Resorts". 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 #1,964,588 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.