rapporteur

/ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/

//ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː// noun

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"rapporteur" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“rapporteur” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,574. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,574
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.

Corpus desk

Index EN-rapporteur · rapporteur · English

rapporteur · rank #38,574 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,574
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rampart

Nearest frequency peer: rampart (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “rapporteur”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “rapporteur” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for rapporteur
PropertyValue
Headwordrapporteur
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/
Letters10
Frequency rank#38,574
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “rapporteur”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).rapporteurlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “rampart” (#38,573), “rav” (#38,575), “Ramesh” (#38,572). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “rapporteur” is #38,574. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around rapporteur (IPA /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,574 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for rapporteur, with forms such as "arpporteur", "rapoprteur", and "raporteur". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French rapporteur. The correct English form is rapporteur, spelled R-A-P-P-O-R-T-E-U-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.

Etymology

Borrowed from French rapporteur.

This word in other languages

delegado(Español)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • arpporteur
  • rapoprteur
  • raporteur
  • rapporetur
  • rapporrteur
  • rapporteru
  • rapporteurr
  • rapportteur
  • rapportuer
  • rappotreur
  • rapproteur
  • rpaporteur
  • rrapporteur

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rapporteur - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

arpporteur2rapoprteur2raporteur1rapporetur2rapporrteur1rapporteru2rapporteurr1rapportteur1
Edit distance from "rapporteur"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rapporteur"?
"rapporteur" is spelled R-A-P-P-O-R-T-E-U-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/.
What does "rapporteur" mean?
As a noun, "rapporteur" means: A person appointed by a deliberative body to investigate an issue or a situation, and report back to that body.
What are common misspellings of "rapporteur"?
Common misspellings include "arpporteur", "rapoprteur", "raporteur", "rapporetur", "rapporrteur". The correct spelling is "rapporteur".
How do you pronounce "rapporteur"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rapporteur" is /ˌɹæ.pɔːˈtɜː/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "rapporteur"?
Borrowed from French rapporteur. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "rapporteur", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list