reportajevsreporteTell them apart

Which to use

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

#7,223
“reportaje” frequency rank
#4,546
“reporte” frequency rank
11769
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reportaje reporte
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. Suceso o novedad que se comunica.

Where the eye mixes reportaje and reporte

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.

9 ch
reportaje
7 ch
reporte

Why the eye confuses reportaje with reporte

A purely visual mix-up. reportaje ([repoɾˈt̪axe]) and reporte ([reˈpoɾt̪e]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11769, 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]. reporte is at rank #4,546, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪e].

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 11769, this pair ranks #293,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of reportaje vs reporte

Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "reportaje": aj. Private to "reporte": -.

"reportaje" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV  ·  "reporte" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportajeerportaje · reoprtaje · reporatje · reporrtaje · reportaej · reportajje · reportjae · reporttaje
  • reporteerporte · reoprte · reporet · reporrte · reportte · repotre · repporte · reprote

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reportaje" and "reporte" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([repoɾˈt̪axe] versus [reˈpoɾt̪e]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "reportaje" vs "reporte" - which ranks higher?
"reporte" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,546 in our Spanish list, against #7,223 for "reportaje". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reportaje" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #293,952 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reportaje" and "reporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reporte 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 #293,952 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