Which to use
“reportar” and “reportaron” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,303
- “reportar” frequency rank
- #19,869
- “reportaron” frequency rank
- 31172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportar | reportaron |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contener, refrenar o reprimir. | 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 reportar and reportaron
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reportar with reportaron
A purely visual mix-up. reportar ([repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “reportar” sits inside “reportaron”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reportar is recorded at frequency rank #11,303, classified as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪aɾ]. 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 31172, this pair ranks #208,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reportar vs reportaron
Shared letters: aeoprt. Private to "reportar": -. Private to "reportaron": n.
"reportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportaron" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reportar ← erportar · reoprtar · reporatr · reporrtar · reportarr · reportra · reporttar · repotrar
- reportaron ← erportaron · reoprtaron · reporatron · reporrtaron · reportaorn · reportarno · reportaronn · reportarron
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reportar" and "reportaron" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "reportar" 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 "reportar" 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 #208,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportar" and "reportaron" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "recortan vs reportar". 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 #208,402 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.