Which to use
“report” is a noun and “reporten” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,943
- “report” frequency rank
- #44,413
- “reporten” frequency rank
- 59356
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | report | reporten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Informe, reporte. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reportar o de reportarse. |
Where the eye mixes report and reporten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between report and reporten
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: report is /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ while reporten is [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “report” sits inside “reporten”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59356, 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/. reporten is at rank #44,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn].
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 59356, this pair ranks #62,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of report vs reporten
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "report": -. Private to "reporten": n.
"report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reporten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "report" for "reporten" ever safe?
Frequency check: "report" vs "reporten" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "report" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #62,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "report" and "reporten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan 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 #62,900 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.