recortanvsreportarWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#48,653
“recortan” frequency rank
#11,303
“reportar” frequency rank
59956
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recortan reportar
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de recortar o de recortarse. Contener, refrenar o reprimir.

Where the eye mixes recortan and reportar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recortan and reportar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
recortan
8 ch
reportar

Why the eye confuses recortan with reportar

A purely visual mix-up. recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) and reportar ([repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 59956, 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]. reportar is at rank #11,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾ].

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 59956, this pair ranks #60,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of recortan vs reportar

Shared letters: aeort. Private to "recortan": cn. Private to "reportar": p.

"recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recortan ← ercortan · rceortan · reccortan · recoratn · recorrtan · recortann · recortna · recorttan
  • reportar ← erportar · reoprtar · reporatr · reporrtar · reportarr · reportra · reporttar · repotrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "recortan" and "reportar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn] versus [repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recortan" vs "reportar" - which ranks higher?
"reportar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,303 in our Spanish list, against #48,653 for "recortan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "recortan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #60,679 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recortan" and "reportar" 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 #60,679 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