reportable

adj

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

The verdict

“reportable” is uncommon English (frequency #53,812 among 21,470 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#53,812
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - That must be reported to the proper authorities; notifiable

Key facts for reportable
PropertyValue
Headwordreportable
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters10
Frequency rank#53,812
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reportable” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). reportable lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

reportable is uncommon English at frequency #53,812 among 21,470 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for reportable, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From report + -able. The correct English form is reportable, spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    That must be reported to the proper authorities; notifiable
  2. 2
    Capable of being reported on.
  3. 3
    Worth reporting on; constituting news.

Etymology

From report + -able.

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 "reportable"?
"reportable" is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E.
What does "reportable" mean?
As an adjective, "reportable" means: That must be reported to the proper authorities; notifiable
What is the origin of the word "reportable"?
From report + -able. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “reportable”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-P-O-R-T-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list