Which to use
“reportan” and “reportar” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,558
- “reportan” frequency rank
- #11,303
- “reportar” frequency rank
- 24861
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportan | reportar |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse. | Contener, refrenar o reprimir. |
Where the eye mixes reportan and reportar
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reportan and reportar
A purely visual mix-up. reportan ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and reportar ([repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 a single letter - n in “reportan” becomes r in “reportar”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 24861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reportan is recorded at frequency rank #13,558, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ãn]. 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 24861, this pair ranks #239,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reportan vs reportar
Shared letters: aeoprt. Private to "reportan": n. Private to "reportar": -.
"reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reportan" for "reportar" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reportan" or "reportar"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reportan" and "reportar" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reportan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportar" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #239,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportan" and "reportar" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs reportan". 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 #239,150 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.