Which to use
“report” and “reporte” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,943
- “report” frequency rank
- #4,546
- “reporte” frequency rank
- 19489
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | report | reporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Informe, reporte. | Suceso o novedad que se comunica. |
Where the eye mixes report and reporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses report with reporte
A purely visual mix-up. report (/ɹɪˈpɔːt/) and reporte ([reˈpoɾt̪e]) 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 extra letter(s) - “report” sits inside “reporte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19489, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
report is recorded at frequency rank #14,943, classified as anoun, pronounced /ɹɪˈpɔːt/. 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 19489, this pair ranks #263,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of report vs reporte
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "report": -. Private to "reporte": -.
"report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "report" for "reporte" ever safe?
Which is more common, "report" or "reporte"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "report" 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 #263,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "report" and "reporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "report vs reporten". 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 #263,520 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.