Which to use
“recortan” and “reportan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- #13,558
- “reportan” frequency rank
- 62211
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortan | reportan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse. |
Where the eye mixes recortan and reportan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses recortan with reportan
A purely visual mix-up. recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) and reportan ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - c in “recortan” becomes p in “reportan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 62211, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
recortan is recorded at frequency rank #48,653, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪ãn]. reportan is at rank #13,558, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ãn].
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 62211, this pair ranks #52,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recortan vs reportan
Shared letters: aenort. Private to "recortan": c. Private to "reportan": p.
"recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recortan" and "reportan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "recortan" or "reportan" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "recortan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #52,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortan" and "reportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recogían 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 #52,797 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.