Which to use
“reporter” is a verb and “reports” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,525
- “reporter” frequency rank
- #21,038
- “reports” frequency rank
- 26563
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reporter | reports |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | befördern, übertragen, wiederbringen | Plural des Substantivs report |
Letter map: reporter vs reports
Shared letters muted; letters that set reporter and reports apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for reporter / reports
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reporter is averb and reportsanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26563, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reporter is recorded at frequency rank #5,525, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁǝ.pɔʁ.te]. 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 26563, this pair ranks #1,816,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reporter vs reports
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "reporter": -. Private to "reports": s.
"reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reports" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reporter" for "reports" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reporter" vs "reports" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "reporter" vs "reports" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "reporter" 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 #1,816,098 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reporter" 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 #1,816,098 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.