reportavsresorteWhich spelling fits?

Quick tell: reporta is a verb, resorte is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reporta” is a verb and “resorte” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,238
“reporta” frequency rank
#26,216
“resorte” frequency rank
38454
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reporta resorte
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse. Muelle (pieza elástica de metal).

Where the eye mixes reporta and resorte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.

7 ch
reporta
7 ch
resorte

Look-alike desk: reporta vs resorte

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reporta is [reˈpoɾt̪a] while resorte is [reˈsoɾt̪e]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38454, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reporta is recorded at frequency rank #12,238, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪a]. resorte is at rank #26,216, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈsoɾt̪e].

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 38454, this pair ranks #169,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reporta vs resorte

Shared letters: eort. Private to "reporta": ap. Private to "resorte": s.

"reporta" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "resorte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportaerporta · reoprta · reporat · reporrta · reportta · repotra · repporta · reprota
  • resorteersorte · reosrte · resoret · resorrte · resortte · resotre · resrote · ressorte

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reporta" for "resorte" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reporta" is a verb and "resorte" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reporta" or "resorte" show up more?
"reporta" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,238 in our Spanish list, against #26,216 for "resorte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "resorte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #169,924 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reporta" and "resorte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reporten vs resorte". 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 #169,924 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