Which to use
“recortan” and “reporten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #48,653
- “recortan” frequency rank
- #44,413
- “reporten” frequency rank
- 93066
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | recortan | reporten |
|---|---|---|
| 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 subjuntivo de reportar o de reportarse. |
Where the eye mixes recortan and reporten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. recortan and reporten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between recortan and reporten
A purely visual mix-up. recortan ([reˈkoɾt̪ãn]) and reporten ([reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 93066, 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]. reporten is at rank #44,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn].
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 93066, this pair ranks #1,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of recortan vs reporten
Shared letters: enort. Private to "recortan": ac. Private to "reporten": p.
"recortan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reporten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "recortan" and "reporten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "recortan" or "reporten"?
What to do next
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 "reporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "recortan" and "reporten" 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 #1,274 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.