Reportage

[ʁepɔʁˈtaːʒə]

/[ʁepɔʁˈtaːʒə]/ noun

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The verdict

“Reportage” has 13 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #12,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,158
frequency rank, German
2,984
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - journalistische Textsorte; Art der Berichterstattung, bei welcher der Berichterstatter, der Reporter, sich im oder nahe beim Geschehen, über das er berichtet, befindet

Corpus desk

Index DE-reportage · Reportage · German

Reportage · rank #12,158 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #12,158
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,984
  • PHOTO-FINISH Regimes

Nearest frequency peer: Regimes (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Reportage“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Reportage“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Reportage vs Reportagen
90% similar

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

Key facts for Reportage
PropertyValue
HeadwordReportage
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ʁepɔʁˈtaːʒə]
Letters9
Frequency rank#12,158
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Reportage“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Reportageliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Regimes“ (#12,157), „Rallye“ (#12,156), „riefen“ (#12,160). Unter 2,984 „R“-Lemmata liegt „Reportage“ bei #12,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around Reportage (IPA [ʁepɔʁˈtaːʒə]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,158 among 2,984 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "journalistische Textsorte; Art der Berichterstattung, bei welcher der Berichterstatter, der Reporter, sich im oder nahe beim Geschehen, über das er berichtet, befindet".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reportage, with forms such as "erportage", "reoprtage", and "reporatge". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "Reportagen", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Reportage, spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    journalistische Textsorte; Art der Berichterstattung, bei welcher der Berichterstatter, der Reporter, sich im oder nahe beim Geschehen, über das er berichtet, befindet

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Reportage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. „Die Reportage arbeitet genau umgekehrt: Die Reportage ist konkret, wo die Nachricht abstrakt bleiben muss. Die Reportage ist dicht dran.“
  2. „Ganz allgemein kann man die Reportage als eine konkrete, stark persönlich gefärbte Geschehens- und Situationsdarstellung auffassen.“

Antonyms

BerichtNachricht

This word in other languages

reportage(English)reportaje(Español)reportage(Français)reportagem(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erportage
  • reoprtage
  • reporatge
  • reporrtage
  • reportaeg
  • reportagge
  • reportgae
  • reporttage
  • repotrage
  • repportage
  • reprotage
  • rpeortage
  • rreportage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reportage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erportage2reoprtage2reporatge2reporrtage1reportaeg2reportagge1reportgae2reporttage1
Edit distance from "Reportage"

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 "Reportage"?
"Reportage" is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ʁepɔʁˈtaːʒə].
What does "Reportage" mean?
As a noun, "Reportage" means: journalistische Textsorte; Art der Berichterstattung, bei welcher der Berichterstatter, der Reporter, sich im oder nahe beim Geschehen, über das er berichtet, befindet
What words are commonly confused with "Reportage"?
"Reportage" is commonly confused with "Reportagen". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Reportage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Reportage" is [ʁepɔʁˈtaːʒə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Reportage" come from?
"Reportage" is a German word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Reportage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Radfahren#12,155schildern#12,162Protesten#12,150schädlich#12,167

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Schlauch13 variantsSchwager13 variantsSchöpfer13 variantsSkulptur13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list