Which to use
“reportaje” is a noun and “reportar” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,223
- “reportaje” frequency rank
- #11,303
- “reportar” frequency rank
- 18526
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportaje | reportar |
|---|---|---|
| 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. | Contener, refrenar o reprimir. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reportaje and reportar apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
reportaje and reportar form a confusable pair in the Spanish index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18526, 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]. reportar is at rank #11,303, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾ].
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 18526, this pair ranks #267,554 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
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Remembering reportaje vs reportar
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “reportaje”; for a verb, it's “reportar”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “reportaje” entry
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