remportéevsreportéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“remportée” and “reporté” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#19,132
“remportée” frequency rank
#15,484
“reporté” frequency rank
34616
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remportée reporté
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de remporter. Participe passé masculin singulier de reporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remportée and reporté apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
remportée
7 ch
reporté

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remportée (\ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\) and reporté (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34616, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remportée is recorded at frequency rank #19,132, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\. reporté is at rank #15,484, 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 34616, this pair ranks #282,576 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remportée vs reporté

Shared letters: eoprté. Private to "remportée": m. Private to "reporté": -.

"remportée" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV  ·  "reporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequency comparison

remportée#19,132
reporté#15,484

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remportée" and "reporté" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\ versus \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "remportée" or "reporté"?
"reporté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,484 in our French list, against #19,132 for "remportée". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remportée vs reporté

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “remportée” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list