Which to use
“repeated” and “reported” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,481
- “repeated” frequency rank
- #1,096
- “reported” frequency rank
- 5577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repeated | reported |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of repeat | simple past and past participle of report |
Where the eye mixes repeated and reported
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: repeated vs reported
A purely visual mix-up. repeated (/ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/) and reported (/ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repeated is recorded at frequency rank #4,481, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpiːtɪd/. reported is at rank #1,096, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/.
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 5577, this pair ranks #514,789 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of repeated vs reported
Shared letters: deprt. Private to "repeated": a. Private to "reported": o.
"repeated" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCVC · "reported" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "repeated" for "reported" ever safe?
Which is more common, "repeated" or "reported"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "repeated" and "reported" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "repeated" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reported" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #514,789 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repeated" and "reported" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reported vs retorted". 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 #514,789 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.