Which to use
“report” and “reported” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #481
- “report” frequency rank
- #1,096
- “reported” frequency rank
- 1577
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | report | reported |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). | simple past and past participle of report |
Where the eye mixes report and reported
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: report vs reported
A purely visual mix-up. report (/ɹɪˈpɔːt/) 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 differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “report” sits inside “reported”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1577, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
report is recorded at frequency rank #481, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔːt/. 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 1577, this pair ranks #527,140 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of report vs reported
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "report": -. Private to "reported": d.
"report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reported" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "report" and "reported" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "report" or "reported" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "report" 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 #527,140 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "report" 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 #527,140 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.