Which to use
“Report” and “reports” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,842
- “Report” frequency rank
- #21,038
- “reports” frequency rank
- 27880
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Report | reports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ausführliche Beschreibung eines Geschehens oder Sachverhalts; Bericht mit vielen Einzelheiten | Plural des Substantivs report |
Letter map: Report vs reports
Shared letters muted; letters that set Report and reports apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Pair insight - Report / reports
Report and reports are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “Report” sits inside “reports”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27880, 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]. reports is at rank #21,038, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 27880, this pair ranks #1,794,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Report vs reports
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "Report": -. Private to "reports": s.
"Report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reports" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Report" and "reports" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Report" or "reports" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Report" vs "reports" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Report" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reports" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,794,320 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Report" and "reports" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "puzzles vs reports". 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 #1,794,320 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.