remontarvsreportarWhich spelling fits?

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

#21,470
“remontar” frequency rank
#11,303
“reportar” frequency rank
32773
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remontar reportar
Definition Vencer algún obstáculo. Contener, refrenar o reprimir.

Where the eye mixes remontar and reportar

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. remontar and reportar follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
remontar
8 ch
reportar

Visual trap between remontar and reportar

A purely visual mix-up. remontar ([remõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]) and reportar ([repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 32773, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remontar is recorded at frequency rank #21,470, classified as averb, pronounced [remõn̪ˈt̪aɾ]. reportar is at rank #11,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾ].

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 32773, this pair ranks #200,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remontar vs reportar

Shared letters: aeort. Private to "remontar": mn. Private to "reportar": p.

"remontar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • remontar ← ermontar · remmontar · remnotar · remonatr · remonntar · remontarr · remontra · remonttar
  • reportar ← erportar · reoprtar · reporatr · reporrtar · reportarr · reportra · reporttar · repotrar

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remontar" and "reportar" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([remõn̪ˈt̪aɾ] versus [repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remontar" or "reportar"?
"reportar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #11,303 in our Spanish list, against #21,470 for "remontar". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "remontar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #200,269 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "remontar" and "reportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remontar vs remontarse". 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 #200,269 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