remontanvsreportanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#25,434
“remontan” frequency rank
#13,558
“reportan” frequency rank
38992
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontan reportan
Definition Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de remontar. Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes remontan and reportan

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

8 ch
remontan
8 ch
reportan

Look-alike desk: remontan vs reportan

A purely visual mix-up. remontan ([reˈmõn̪t̪ãn]) 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 38992, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontan is recorded at frequency rank #25,434, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈmõn̪t̪ãn]. 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 38992, this pair ranks #166,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remontan vs reportan

Shared letters: aenort. Private to "remontan": m. Private to "reportan": p.

"remontan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remontanermontan · remmontan · remnotan · remonatn · remonntan · remontann · remontna · remonttan
  • reportanerportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "remontan" and "reportan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([reˈmõn̪t̪ãn] versus [reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "remontan" 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 #25,434 for "remontan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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

  • Full dictionary entry for "remontan" 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 #166,990 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remontan" and "reportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs remontan". 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 #166,990 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