reportanvsreposanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#13,558
“reportan” frequency rank
#43,831
“reposan” frequency rank
57389
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reportan reposan
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 indicativo de reposar o de reposarse.

Where the eye mixes reportan and reposan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.

8 ch
reportan
7 ch
reposan

Why the eye confuses reportan with reposan

A purely visual mix-up. reportan ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn]) and reposan ([reˈposãn]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57389, 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]. reposan is at rank #43,831, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈposãn].

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 57389, this pair ranks #70,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of reportan vs reposan

Shared letters: aenopr. Private to "reportan": t. Private to "reposan": s.

"reportan" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reposan" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportanerportan · reoprtan · reporatn · reporrtan · reportann · reportna · reporttan · repotran
  • reposanerposan · reopsan · repoasn · reposann · reposna · repossan · repposan · repsoan

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reportan" for "reposan" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([reˈpoɾt̪ãn] versus [reˈposãn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reportan" or "reposan" show up more?
"reportan" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,558 in our Spanish list, against #43,831 for "reposan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "reportan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "reposan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,697 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reportan" and "reposan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposan vs retoman". 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 #70,697 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