Which to use
“rapportées” is an adjective and “reportées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #22,998
- “rapportées” frequency rank
- #43,636
- “reportées” frequency rank
- 66634
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rapportées | reportées |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de rapporté. | Participe passé féminin pluriel de reporter. |
Where the eye mixes rapportées and reportées
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. rapportées runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVVC) against reportées's 9 (CVCVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: rapportées vs reportées
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: rapportées is \ʁa.pɔʁ.te\ while reportées is \ʁə.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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 66634, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rapportées is recorded at frequency rank #22,998, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁa.pɔʁ.te\. reportées is at rank #43,636, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.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 66634, this pair ranks #66,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rapportées vs reportées
Shared letters: eoprsté. Private to "rapportées": a. Private to "reportées": -.
"rapportées" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "reportées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "rapportées" and "reportées" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "rapportées" or "reportées"?
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 "rapportées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #66,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rapportées" and "reportées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "réformées vs reportées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #66,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.