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

#25,786
“reformada” frequency rank
#37,294
“reportada” frequency rank
63080
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reformada reportada
Definition Forma del femenino de reformado, participio de reformar. Forma del femenino de reportado, participio de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes reformada and reportada

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reformada and reportada follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

9 ch
reformada
9 ch
reportada

Look-alike desk: reformada vs reportada

A purely visual mix-up. reformada ([refoɾˈmað̞a]) and reportada ([repoɾˈt̪að̞a]) 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 63080, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reformada is recorded at frequency rank #25,786, classified as aparticiple, pronounced [refoɾˈmað̞a]. reportada is at rank #37,294, tagged as aparticiple, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪að̞a].

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 63080, this pair ranks #49,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reformada vs reportada

Shared letters: adeor. Private to "reformada": fm. Private to "reportada": pt.

"reformada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "reportada" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reformada ← erformada · refformada · refomrada · reforamda · reformaad · reformadda · reformdaa · reformmada
  • reportada ← erportada · reoprtada · reporatda · reporrtada · reportaad · reportadda · reportdaa · reporttada

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reformada" and "reportada" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([refoɾˈmað̞a] versus [repoɾˈt̪að̞a]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reformada" or "reportada"?
"reformada" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,786 in our Spanish list, against #37,294 for "reportada". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "reformada" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportada" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #49,919 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reformada" and "reportada" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportada vs reportadas". 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 #49,919 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