Which to use
“reportó” and “retorno” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,914
- “reportó” frequency rank
- #5,040
- “retorno” frequency rank
- 17954
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportó | retorno |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de reportar. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de retornar. |
Where the eye mixes reportó and retorno
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reportó and retorno follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between reportó and retorno
A purely visual mix-up. reportó ([repoɾˈt̪o]) and retorno ([reˈt̪oɾno]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17954, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reportó is recorded at frequency rank #12,914, classified as averb, pronounced [repoɾˈt̪o]. retorno is at rank #5,040, tagged as averb, pronounced [reˈt̪oɾno].
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 17954, this pair ranks #269,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reportó vs retorno
Shared letters: eort. Private to "reportó": pó. Private to "retorno": n.
"reportó" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "retorno" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- retorno ← ertorno · reotrno · retonro · retornno · retoron · retorrno · retrono · rettorno
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "reportó" for "retorno" ever safe?
Which is more common, "reportó" or "retorno"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "reportó" and "retorno" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reportó" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "retorno" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #269,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportó" and "retorno" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reportó vs Ruperto". 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 #269,936 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.