Which to use
“record” and “report” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,244
- “record” frequency rank
- #7,109
- “report” frequency rank
- 9353
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | record | report |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Exploit sportif dépassant tout ce qui a été fait précédemment dans le même genre, et officiellement constaté. | Action de reporter une somme, un total. |
Where the eye mixes record and report
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between record and report
A purely visual mix-up. record (\ʁə.kɔʁ\) and report (\ʁə.pɔʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9353, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
record is recorded at frequency rank #2,244, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.kɔʁ\. report is at rank #7,109, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ\.
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 9353, this pair ranks #416,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of record vs report
Shared letters: eor. Private to "record": cd. Private to "report": pt.
"record" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "report" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "record" for "report" ever safe?
Which is more common, "record" or "report"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "record" and "report" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "record" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "report" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #416,962 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "record" and "report" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "remord vs report". 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 #416,962 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.