reírtevsreporteTell them apart

Quick tell: reírte is a verb, reporte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reírte” is a verb and “reporte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#37,308
“reírte” frequency rank
#4,546
“reporte” frequency rank
41854
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reírte reporte
Definition Reír, con el enclítico te (pronombre). Suceso o novedad que se comunica.

Where the eye mixes reírte and reporte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

6 ch
reírte
7 ch
reporte

Look-alike desk: reírte vs reporte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reírte is [reˈiɾt̪e] while reporte is [reˈpoɾt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41854, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reírte is recorded at frequency rank #37,308, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈiɾt̪e]. 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 41854, this pair ranks #151,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reírte vs reporte

Shared letters: ert. Private to "reírte": í. Private to "reporte": op.

"reírte" · 6 letters · shape CVVCCV  ·  "reporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reporteerporte · reoprte · reporet · reporrte · reportte · repotre · repporte · reprote

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reírte" for "reporte" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reírte" is a verb and "reporte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reírte" or "reporte"?
"reporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,546 in our Spanish list, against #37,308 for "reírte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "reírte" and "reporte" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reírte" 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 #151,413 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reírte" and "reporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reírte vs revierte". 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 #151,413 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