Which to use
“report” and “repose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #481
- “report” frequency rank
- #39,529
- “repose” frequency rank
- 40010
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | report | repose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To relate details of (an event or incident); to recount, describe (something). | To lay (someone, or part of their body) down to rest. |
Where the eye mixes report and repose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: report vs repose
A purely visual mix-up. report (/ɹɪˈpɔːt/) and repose (/ɹɪˈpəʊz/) 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 40010, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
report is recorded at frequency rank #481, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔːt/. repose is at rank #39,529, tagged as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpəʊz/.
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 40010, this pair ranks #271,486 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of report vs repose
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "report": t. Private to "repose": s.
"report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "repose" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "report" and "repose" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "report" vs "repose" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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 "repose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,486 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "report" and "repose" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs repute". 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 #271,486 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.