rapportavsrapportésWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rapporta is a verb, rapportés is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“rapporta” is a verb and “rapportés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#44,129
“rapporta” frequency rank
#13,890
“rapportés” frequency rank
58019
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rapporta rapportés
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rapporter. Masculin pluriel de rapporté.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rapporta and rapportés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
rapporta
9 ch
rapportés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rapporta is \ʁa.pɔʁ.ta\ while rapportés is \ʁa.pɔʁ.te\. 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 58019, 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\. rapportés is at rank #13,890, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁ.te\.

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 58019, this pair ranks #111,552 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of rapporta vs rapportés

Shared letters: aoprt. Private to "rapporta": -. Private to "rapportés": .

"rapporta" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "rapportés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rapportaarpporta · rapoprta · raporta · rapporat · rapporrta · rapportta · rappotra · rapprota

Frequency comparison

rapporta#44,129
rapportés#13,890

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rapporta" and "rapportés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rapporta" is a verb and "rapportés" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rapporta" or "rapportés"?
"rapportés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,890 in our French list, against #44,129 for "rapporta". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rapporta vs rapportés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “rapporta”; for an adjective, it's “rapportés”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rapporta” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list