Which to use
“rapporte” and “rapportera” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,100
- “rapporte” frequency rank
- #30,767
- “rapportera” frequency rank
- 33867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapporte | rapportera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de rapporter. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de rapporter. |
Where the eye mixes rapporte and rapportera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rapporte runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against rapportera's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses rapporte with rapportera
A purely visual mix-up. rapporte (\ʁa.pɔʁt\) and rapportera (\ʁa.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “rapporte” sits inside “rapportera”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapporte is recorded at frequency rank #3,100, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁt\. rapportera is at rank #30,767, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\.
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 33867, this pair ranks #287,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of rapporte vs rapportera
Shared letters: aeoprt. Private to "rapporte": -. Private to "rapportera": -.
"rapporte" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "rapportera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- rapporte ← arpporte · rapoprte · raporte · rapporet · rapporrte · rapportte · rappotre · rapprote
- rapportera ← arpportera · rapoprtera · raportera · rapporetra · rapporrtera · rapportear · rapporterra · rapportrea
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "rapporte" and "rapportera" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "rapporte" or "rapportera"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "rapporte" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rapportera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #287,752 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapporte" and "rapportera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapportera vs rapporterait". 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 #287,752 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.