reported

/ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/

//ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd// verb

"reported" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“reported” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,096. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,096
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of report

Corpus desk

Index EN-reported · reported · English

reported · rank #1,096 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,096
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH region

Nearest frequency peer: region (-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 “reported”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “reported” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reported vs reports
75% similar
reported vs reputed
75% similar
reported vs reporter
88% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reported
PropertyValue
Headwordreported
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/
Letters8
Frequency rank#1,096
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “reported”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).reportedlands 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 “region” (#1,095), “section” (#1,097), “quickly” (#1,094). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “reported” is #1,096. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around reported (IPA /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,096 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of report".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for reported, with forms such as "erported", "reoprted", and "reporetd". 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. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "reports", "reputed", "reporter", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is reported, spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of report

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erported
  • reoprted
  • reporetd
  • reporrted
  • reportde
  • reportedd
  • reportted
  • repotred
  • repported
  • reproted
  • rpeorted
  • rreported

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reported - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

erported2reoprted2reporetd2reporrted1reportde2reportedd1reportted1repotred2
Edit distance from "reported"

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 "reported"?
"reported" is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/.
What does "reported" mean?
As a verb, "reported" means: simple past and past participle of report
What words are commonly confused with "reported"?
"reported" is commonly confused with "reports", "reputed", "reporter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reported"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reported" is /ɹɪˈpɔɹtɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reported" come from?
"reported" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list