reparanvsreportanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#46,787
“reparan” frequency rank
#13,558
“reportan” frequency rank
60345
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

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

Where the eye mixes reparan and reportan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. reparan runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against reportan's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
reparan
8 ch
reportan

Why the eye confuses reparan with reportan

A purely visual mix-up. reparan ([reˈpaɾãn]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reparan is recorded at frequency rank #46,787, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpaɾãn]. 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 60345, this pair ranks #59,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reparan vs reportan

Shared letters: aenpr. Private to "reparan": -. Private to "reportan": ot.

"reparan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC  ·  "reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reparan ← erparan · reapran · repaarn · reparann · reparna · reparran · repparan · repraan
  • reportan ← erportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reparan" for "reportan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpaɾãn] versus [reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reparan" 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 #46,787 for "reparan". 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 "reparan" 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 #59,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reparan" and "reportan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "regirán vs reparan". 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 #59,262 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