reportaje

[repoɾˈt̪axe]

/[repoɾˈt̪axe]/ noun

The verdict

“reportaje” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #7,223 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.

#7,223
frequency rank, Spanish
9
letters
13
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Cobertura o investigación de carácter informativo, que se realiza sobre un suceso, personaje, tema, etc., y tiene por objeto su difusión a través de un medio de comunicación.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

reportaje vs reporte
78% similar
reportaje vs reportar
78% similar
reportaje vs reportan
78% similar

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

Key facts for reportaje
PropertyValue
Headwordreportaje
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[repoɾˈt̪axe]
Letters9
Frequency rank#7,223
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “reportaje” sits in Spanish 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). reportaje lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for reportaje is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [repoɾˈt̪axe]. Corpus data places it at rank #7,223 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Cobertura o investigación de carácter informativo, que se realiza sobre un suceso, personaje, tema, etc., y tiene por objeto su difusión a través de un medio de comunicación.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for reportaje, with forms such as "erportaje", "reoprtaje", and "reporatje". 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 7 confusable-pair relationships, "reporte", "reportar", "reportan", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is reportaje, spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-J-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Cobertura o investigación de carácter informativo, que se realiza sobre un suceso, personaje, tema, etc., y tiene por objeto su difusión a través de un medio de comunicación.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erportaje,reoprtaje,reporatje,reporrtaje,reportaej,reportajje,reportjae,reporttaje,repotraje,repportaje,reprotaje,rpeortaje,rreportaje

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reportaje - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erportaje2reoprtaje2reporatje2reporrtaje1reportaej2reportajje1reportjae2reporttaje1
Edit distance from "reportaje"

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reportaje"?
"reportaje" is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-A-J-E. The IPA pronunciation is [repoɾˈt̪axe].
What does "reportaje" mean?
As a noun, "reportaje" means: Cobertura o investigación de carácter informativo, que se realiza sobre un suceso, personaje, tema, etc., y tiene por objeto su difusión a través de un medio de comunicación.
What words are commonly confused with "reportaje"?
"reportaje" is commonly confused with "reporte", "reportar", "reportan". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reportaje"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reportaje" is [repoɾˈt̪axe]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reportaje" come from?
"reportaje" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “reportaje”

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

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-P-O-R-T-A-J-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [repoɾˈt̪axe] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “reporte” - see the side-by-side comparison. reportaje vs reporte
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list