recortarvsreportanConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#16,194
“recortar” frequency rank
#13,558
“reportan” frequency rank
29752
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recortar reportan
Definition Cortar una porción de algo para algún propósito. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes recortar and reportan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
recortar
8 ch
reportan

Visual trap between recortar and reportan

A purely visual mix-up. recortar ([rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29752, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recortar is recorded at frequency rank #16,194, classified as averb, pronounced [rekoɾˈt̪aɾ]. 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 29752, this pair ranks #215,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of recortar vs reportan

Shared letters: aeort. Private to "recortar": c. Private to "reportan": np.

"recortar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recortarercortar · rceortar · reccortar · recoratr · recorrtar · recortarr · recortra · recorttar
  • reportanerportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recortar" and "reportan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([rekoɾˈt̪aɾ] versus [reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "recortar" vs "reportan" - which ranks higher?
"reportan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,558 in our Spanish list, against #16,194 for "recortar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "recortar" 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 #215,418 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recortar" and "reportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs recortar". 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 #215,418 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