rapportéevsrapporteraWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: rapportée is a adjective, rapportera is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

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

#18,034
“rapportée” frequency rank
#30,767
“rapportera” frequency rank
48801
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature rapportée rapportera
Definition Féminin singulier de rapporté. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de rapporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set rapportée and rapportera apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
rapportée
10 ch
rapportera

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rapportée is \ʁa.pɔʁ.te\ while rapportera is \ʁa.pɔʁ.tə.ʁa\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48801, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

rapportée is recorded at frequency rank #18,034, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁ.te\. 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 48801, this pair ranks #175,934 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of rapportée vs rapportera

Shared letters: aeoprt. Private to "rapportée": é. Private to "rapportera": -.

"rapportée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "rapportera" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • rapporteraarpportera · rapoprtera · raportera · rapporetra · rapporrtera · rapportear · rapporterra · rapportrea

Frequency comparison

rapportée#18,034
rapportera#30,767

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "rapportée" and "rapportera" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "rapportée" is an adjective and "rapportera" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "rapportée" or "rapportera"?
"rapportée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,034 in our French list, against #30,767 for "rapportera". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering rapportée vs rapportera

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need an adjective, it's “rapportée”; for a verb, it's “rapportera”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “rapportée” 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