Which to use
“reportedly” and “reputedly” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,832
- “reportedly” frequency rank
- #48,452
- “reputedly” frequency rank
- 54284
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportedly | reputedly |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | According to reports or rumors. | According to repute or general belief. |
Letter map: reportedly vs reputedly
Shared letters muted; letters that set reportedly and reputedly apart highlighted. Shared run: 8. reportedly runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCV) against reputedly's 9 (CVCVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Corpus notes: reportedly and reputedly
reportedly and reputedly are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54284, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reportedly is recorded at frequency rank #5,832, classified as anadv, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔːtɪdli/. reputedly is at rank #48,452, tagged as anadv.
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 54284, this pair ranks #142,278 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reportedly vs reputedly
Shared letters: delprty. Private to "reportedly": o. Private to "reputedly": u.
"reportedly" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCV · "reputedly" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reportedly ← erportedly · reoprtedly · reporetdly · reporrtedly · reportdely · reporteddly · reportedlly · reportedlyy
- reputedly ← erputedly · repputedly · reptuedly · repuetdly · reputdely · reputeddly · reputedlly · reputedlyy
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reportedly" and "reputedly" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reportedly" vs "reputedly" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "reportedly" and "reputedly".
- Full dictionary entry for "reportedly" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reputedly" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #142,278 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportedly" and "reputedly" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reputed 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 #142,278 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.