recortavsreportóWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“recorta” and “reportó” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#34,302
“recorta” frequency rank
#12,914
“reportó” frequency rank
47216
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorta reportó
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar.

Where the eye mixes recorta and reportó

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. recorta and reportó follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

7 ch
recorta
7 ch
reportó

Visual trap between recorta and reportó

A purely visual mix-up. recorta ([reˈkoɾt̪a]) and reportó ([repoɾˈt̪o]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47216, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recorta is recorded at frequency rank #34,302, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪a]. reportó is at rank #12,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪o].

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 47216, this pair ranks #121,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recorta vs reportó

Shared letters: eort. Private to "recorta": ac. Private to "reportó": pó.

"recorta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reportó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recorta ← ercorta · rceorta · reccorta · recorat · recorrta · recortta · recrota · reocrta

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recorta" and "reportó" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoɾt̪a] versus [repoɾˈt̪o]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recorta" or "reportó"?
"reportó" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,914 in our Spanish list, against #34,302 for "recorta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recorta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #121,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recorta" and "reportó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recorta vs recortan". 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 #121,300 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list