reportanvsreportenConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#13,558
“reportan” frequency rank
#44,413
“reporten” frequency rank
57971
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reportan reporten
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 presente de subjuntivo de reportar o de reportarse.

Where the eye mixes reportan and reporten

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reportan and reporten follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
reportan
8 ch
reporten

Look-alike desk: reportan vs reporten

A purely visual mix-up. reportan ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and reporten ([reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) 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 - a in “reportan” becomes e in “reporten”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57971, 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]. reporten is at rank #44,413, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn].

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 57971, this pair ranks #68,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reportan vs reporten

Shared letters: enoprt. Private to "reportan": a. Private to "reporten": -.

"reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reporten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportan ← erportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran
  • reporten ← erporten · reoprten · reporetn · reporrten · reportenn · reportne · reportten · repotren

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reportan" and "reporten" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn] versus [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reportan" or "reporten"?
"reportan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,558 in our Spanish list, against #44,413 for "reporten". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "reportan" and "reporten" 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 "reporten" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #68,299 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reportan" and "reporten" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan 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 #68,299 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