Which to use
“reportan” and “reportaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,558
- “reportan” frequency rank
- #19,869
- “reportaron” frequency rank
- 33427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportan | reportaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar o de reportarse. |
Where the eye mixes reportan and reportaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reportan with reportaron
A purely visual mix-up. reportan ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and reportaron ([repoɾˈt̪aɾõn]) 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 33427, 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]. reportaron is at rank #19,869, tagged as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾõn].
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 33427, this pair ranks #196,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reportan vs reportaron
Shared letters: aenoprt. Private to "reportan": -. Private to "reportaron": -.
"reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reportan ← erportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran
- reportaron ← erportaron · reoprtaron · reporatron · reporrtaron · reportaorn · reportarno · reportaronn · reportarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reportan" for "reportaron" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reportan" vs "reportaron" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reportan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportaron" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #196,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportan" and "reportaron" 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 #196,874 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.