Which to use
“reporter” is a verb and “reportes” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,795
- “reporter” frequency rank
- #7,488
- “reportes” frequency rank
- 44283
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reporter | reportes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Regresar. | Forma del plural de reporte. |
Where the eye mixes reporter and reportes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. reporter and reportes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: reporter vs reportes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reporter is [ʁə.pɔʁ.te] while reportes is [reˈpoɾt̪es]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “reporter” becomes s in “reportes”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44283, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reporter is recorded at frequency rank #36,795, classified as averb, pronounced [ʁə.pɔʁ.te]. reportes is at rank #7,488, tagged as anoun, pronounced [reˈpoɾt̪es].
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 44283, this pair ranks #137,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reporter vs reportes
Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "reporter": -. Private to "reportes": s.
"reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reporter" for "reportes" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "reporter" or "reportes" show up more?
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 "reporter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #137,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reporter" and "reportes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reporten vs reporter". 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 #137,925 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.