Which to use
“reports” is a noun and “repost” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,353
- “reports” frequency rank
- #13,049
- “repost” frequency rank
- 14402
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reports | repost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of report | To post again. |
Letter map: reports vs repost
Shared letters muted; letters that set reports and repost apart highlighted. Shared run: 5.
Role in the sentence - reports and repost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: reports is anoun and repostaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14402, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reports is recorded at frequency rank #1,353, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔɹts/. repost is at rank #13,049, tagged as averb.
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 14402, this pair ranks #470,254 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reports vs repost
Shared letters: eoprst. Private to "reports": -. Private to "repost": -.
"reports" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC · "repost" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reports" and "repost" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reports" vs "repost" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "reports" and "repost". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "reports" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "repost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #470,254 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reports" and "repost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repose vs repost". 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 #470,254 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.