Which to use
“reported” is a verb and “reportedly” is an adverb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,096
- “reported” frequency rank
- #5,832
- “reportedly” frequency rank
- 6928
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reported | reportedly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | simple past and past participle of report | According to reports or rumors. |
Where the eye mixes reported and reportedly
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reported and reportedly
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reported is /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/ while reportedly is /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “reported” sits inside “reportedly”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adverb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6928, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reported is recorded at frequency rank #1,096, classified as averb, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/. reportedly is at rank #5,832, tagged as anadv, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/.
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 6928, this pair ranks #509,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reported vs reportedly
Shared letters: deoprt. Private to "reported": -. Private to "reportedly": ly.
"reported" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportedly" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reported ← erported · reoprted · reporetd · reporrted · reportde · reportedd · reportted · repotred
- reportedly ← erportedly · reoprtedly · reporetdly · reporrtedly · reportdely · reporteddly · reportedlly · reportedlyy
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reported" and "reportedly" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "reported" or "reportedly"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reported" and "reportedly" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reported" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportedly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #509,374 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reported" and "reportedly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportedly vs reputedly". 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 #509,374 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.