rapport

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The verdict

“rapport” is a moderately-common German word, ranked #44,867 in German word frequency and used as a noun.

#44,867
frequency rank, German
7
letters
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - gesellschaftliche Beziehungen, sozialer Kontakt, Verbindung

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

rapport vs rappt
71% similar
rapport vs Report
57% similar
rapport vs TO
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for rapport
PropertyValue
Headwordrapport
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[…]
Letters7
Frequency rank#44,867
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rapport” sits in German frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). rapport lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for rapport is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as […]. Corpus data places it at rank #44,867 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for rapport, with forms such as "arpport", "rapoprt", and "raport". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "rappt", "Report", "TO", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct German form is rapport, spelled R-A-P-P-O-R-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    gesellschaftliche Beziehungen, sozialer Kontakt, Verbindung
  2. 2
    Geschlechtsverkehr
  3. 3
    Rapport, Bericht
  4. 4
    Zusammenhang
  5. 5
    Verhältnis, Relation
  6. 6
    Ertrag

Synonyms

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: arpport,rapoprt,raport,rapporrt,rapportt,rappotr,rapprot,rpaport,rrapport

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rapport - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

arpport2rapoprt2raport1rapporrt1rapportt1rappotr2rapprot2rpaport2
Edit distance from "rapport"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rapport"?
"rapport" is spelled R-A-P-P-O-R-T. The IPA pronunciation is […].
What does "rapport" mean?
As a noun, "rapport" means: gesellschaftliche Beziehungen, sozialer Kontakt, Verbindung
What words are commonly confused with "rapport"?
"rapport" is commonly confused with "rappt", "Report", "TO". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rapport"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapport" is […]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rapport" come from?
"rapport" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “rapport”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct German spelling is R-A-P-P-O-R-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as […] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “rappt” - see the side-by-side comparison. rapport vs rappt
  • Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list