Which to use
“reporten” is a verb and “reportero” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,413
- “reporten” frequency rank
- #11,666
- “reportero” frequency rank
- 56079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reporten | reportero |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de reportar o de reportarse. | Se dice de una persona que profesionalmente se dedica a elaborar reportajes que más tarde se publicarán o emitirán por cualquier medio audiovisual. |
Where the eye mixes reporten and reportero
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reporten with reportero
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reporten is [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn] while reportero is [repoɾˈt̪eɾo]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reporten is recorded at frequency rank #44,413, classified as averb, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪ẽn]. reportero is at rank #11,666, tagged as anadj, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪eɾo].
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 56079, this pair ranks #76,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of reporten vs reportero
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "reporten": n. Private to "reportero": -.
"reporten" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportero" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reporten" for "reportero" ever safe?
Frequency check: "reporten" vs "reportero" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reporten" and "reportero" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reporten" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportero" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #76,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reporten" and "reportero" 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 #76,124 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.