Which to use
“reportar” and “reporten” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,303
- “reportar” frequency rank
- #44,413
- “reporten” frequency rank
- 55716
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportar | reporten |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contener, refrenar o reprimir. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reportar o de reportarse. |
Where the eye mixes reportar and reporten
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between reportar and reporten
A purely visual mix-up. reportar ([repoɾˈt̪aɾ]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55716, 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]. 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 55716, this pair ranks #77,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reportar vs reporten
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "reportar": a. Private to "reporten": n.
"reportar" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reporten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reportar" and "reporten" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reportar" or "reporten"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reportar" and "reporten" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reportar" 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 #77,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportar" 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 #77,685 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.