Reportage
German, noun/repɔrˈtaːʒə/
Reportage is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-G-E (9 letters) and appears 5.1 times per million words in written German, the 12,050th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Reportage is a German feminine noun meaning “a report of some length and depth, including first-hand accounts, sometimes investigative” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “journalistische Textsorte; Art der Berichterstattung, bei welcher der Berichterstatter, der Reporter, sich im…”.
What does Reportage mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininea report of some length and depth, including first-hand accounts, sometimes investigative
- 2
femininea documentary about a current issue; usually implying that the issue is, or should be, of interest to politics and general society (which Dokumentation does not necessarily imply)
- 3
femininelive coverage with commentary
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. journalistische Textsorte; Art der Berichterstattung, bei welcher der Berichterstatter, der Reporter, sich im oder nahe beim Geschehen, über das er berichtet, befindet
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Reportage
- Reportagen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Reportage?
- /repɔrˈtaːʒə/
- [ʁepɔ(ɐ̯)ˈtaːʒə]
- [ʁə-]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Reportage
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Reportage in German?
Reportage appears 5.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).