recortevsreporteConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#11,851
“recorte” frequency rank
#4,546
“reporte” frequency rank
16397
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature recorte reporte
Definition Acción o efecto de recortar, mediante el cual algo se reduce a una cantidad inferior. Suceso o novedad que se comunica.

Where the eye mixes recorte and reporte

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

7 ch
recorte
7 ch
reporte

Visual trap between recorte and reporte

A purely visual mix-up. recorte ([reˈkoɾt̪e]) and reporte ([reˈpoɾt̪e]) 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 “recorte” becomes p in “reporte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16397, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

recorte is recorded at frequency rank #11,851, classified as anoun, pronounced [reˈkoɾt̪e]. reporte is at rank #4,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪e].

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 16397, this pair ranks #276,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of recorte vs reporte

Shared letters: eort. Private to "recorte": c. Private to "reporte": p.

"recorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • recorteercorte · rceorte · reccorte · recoret · recorrte · recortte · recotre · recrote
  • reporteerporte · reoprte · reporet · reporrte · reportte · repotre · repporte · reprote

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "recorte" and "reporte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈkoɾt̪e] versus [reˈpoɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "recorte" or "reporte"?
"reporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,546 in our Spanish list, against #11,851 for "recorte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "recorte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #276,334 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "recorte" and "reporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs recorte". 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 #276,334 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