Which to use
“rapporta” and “rapporte” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,129
- “rapporta” frequency rank
- #3,100
- “rapporte” frequency rank
- 47229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapporta | rapporte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rapporter. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de rapporter. |
Where the eye mixes rapporta and rapporte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. rapporta and rapporte follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses rapporta with rapporte
A purely visual mix-up. rapporta (\ʁa.pɔʁ.ta\) and rapporte (\ʁa.pɔʁt\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by a single letter - a in “rapporta” becomes e in “rapporte”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapporta is recorded at frequency rank #44,129, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁ.ta\. rapporte is at rank #3,100, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁt\.
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 47229, this pair ranks #188,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rapporta vs rapporte
Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "rapporta": -. Private to "rapporte": e.
"rapporta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "rapporte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rapporta" and "rapporte" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rapporta" or "rapporte"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapporta" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapporte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,522 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapporta" and "rapporte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapporta vs remporta". 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 #188,522 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.