réformésvsreportésWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#34,297
“réformés” frequency rank
#35,250
“reportés” frequency rank
69547
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réformés reportés
Definition Masculin pluriel de réformé. Participe passé masculin pluriel de reporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réformés and reportés apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
réformés
8 ch
reportés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réformés is \ʁe.fɔʁ.me\ while reportés is \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69547, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réformés is recorded at frequency rank #34,297, classified as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.fɔʁ.me\. reportés is at rank #35,250, 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 69547, this pair ranks #54,682 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of réformés vs reportés

Shared letters: orsé. Private to "réformés": fm. Private to "reportés": ept.

"réformés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC  ·  "reportés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

réformés#34,297
reportés#35,250

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réformés" and "reportés" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "réformés" is an adjective and "reportés" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "réformés" or "reportés"?
"réformés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #34,297 in our French list, against #35,250 for "reportés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réformés vs reportés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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