reporter

\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\

/\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\/ verb

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The verdict

“reporter” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #6,745. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#6,745
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rapporter une chose au lieu où elle était auparavant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reporter · reporter · French

reporter · rank #6,745 · 12 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #6,745
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rendra

Nearest frequency peer: rendra (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « reporter »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « reporter » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

reporter vs reposer
75% similar
reporter vs reports
75% similar
reporter vs révolter
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for reporter
PropertyValue
Headwordreporter
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\
Letters8
Frequency rank#6,745
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « reporter »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).reporterse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « rendra » (#6,744), « RER » (#6,746), « remplis » (#6,743). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « reporter » est au #6,745. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around reporter (IPA \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\), averb. Corpus frequency is #6,745 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for reporter, with forms such as "erporter", "reoprter", and "reporetr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "reposer", "reports", "révolter", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is reporter, spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rapporter une chose au lieu où elle était auparavant.
  2. 2
    Porter de nouveau.
  3. 3
    Transporter, placer dans un autre lieu.
  4. 4
    Mettre sur un plan, à l’échelle, une mesure.
  5. 5
    Répéter une somme, un total au haut de la page suivante dans un compte. Remettre à un autre exercice.
  6. 6
    Remettre à plus tard, différer.
  7. 7
    Se transporter en esprit, par la pensée, à un temps antérieur.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how reporter appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. On reportera chez lui tout ce qu’il avait envoyé
  2. Reportez ce livre à votre maître.

Synonyms

procrastinerrepousserpostponerpostposer

This word in other languages

take back(English)regresar(Español)zurückbringen(Deutsch)transportar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erporter
  • reoprter
  • reporetr
  • reporrter
  • reporterr
  • reportre
  • reportter
  • repotrer
  • repporter
  • reproter
  • rpeorter
  • rreporter

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reporter - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erporter2reoprter2reporetr2reporrter1reporterr1reportre2reportter1repotrer2
Edit distance from "reporter"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "reporter"?
"reporter" is spelled R-E-P-O-R-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\.
What does "reporter" mean?
As a verb, "reporter" means: Rapporter une chose au lieu où elle était auparavant.
What words are commonly confused with "reporter"?
"reporter" is commonly confused with "reposer", "reports", "révolter". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "reporter"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "reporter" is \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "reporter" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "reporter", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quatorze#6,738réplique#6,754sections#6,756profitez#6,733

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

rappelons12 variantssouhaiter12 variantsgardiens12 variantsconjoint12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list