Which to use
“report” is a noun and “reportó” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #14,943
- “report” frequency rank
- #12,914
- “reportó” frequency rank
- 27857
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | report | reportó |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Informe, reporte. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar. |
Where the eye mixes report and reportó
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses report with reportó
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: report is /ɹɪˈpɔːt/ while reportó is [repoɾˈt̪o]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “report” sits inside “reportó”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27857, 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/. reportó is at rank #12,914, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪o].
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 27857, this pair ranks #224,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of report vs reportó
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "report": -. Private to "reportó": ó.
"report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "reportó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- report ← erport · reoprt · reporrt · reportt · repotr · repport · reprot · rpeort
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "report" and "reportó" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "report" or "reportó"?
After this comparison
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 "reportó" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #224,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "report" and "reportó" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportó vs Ruperto". 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 #224,814 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.