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

#7,223
“reportaje” frequency rank
#14,448
“reportajes” frequency rank
21671
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reportaje reportajes
Definition Cobertura o investigación de carácter informativo, que se realiza sobre un suceso, personaje, tema, etc., y tiene por objeto su difusión a través de un medio de comunicación. Forma del plural de reportaje.

Where the eye mixes reportaje and reportajes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. reportaje runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCV) against reportajes's 10 (CVCVCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

9 ch
reportaje
10 ch
reportajes

Visual trap between reportaje and reportajes

A purely visual mix-up. reportaje ([repoɾˈt̪axe]) and reportajes ([repoɾˈt̪axes]) 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) - “reportaje” sits inside “reportajes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reportaje is recorded at frequency rank #7,223, classified as anoun, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪axe]. reportajes is at rank #14,448, tagged as anoun, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪axes].

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 21671, this pair ranks #253,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reportaje vs reportajes

Shared letters: aejoprt. Private to "reportaje": -. Private to "reportajes": s.

"reportaje" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "reportajes" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportaje ← erportaje · reoprtaje · reporatje · reporrtaje · reportaej · reportajje · reportjae · reporttaje
  • reportajes ← erportajes · reoprtajes · reporatjes · reporrtajes · reportaejs · reportajess · reportajjes · reportajse

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "reportaje" and "reportajes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([repoɾˈt̪axe] versus [repoɾˈt̪axes]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reportaje" vs "reportajes" - which ranks higher?
"reportaje" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #7,223 in our Spanish list, against #14,448 for "reportajes". 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 "reportaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reportajes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #253,852 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reportaje" and "reportajes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportadas vs reportajes". 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 #253,852 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