remportésvsreporterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#33,866
“remportés” frequency rank
#6,745
“reporter” frequency rank
40611
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature remportés reporter
Definition Participe passé masculin pluriel de remporter. Rapporter une chose au lieu où elle était auparavant.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set remportés and reporter apart are highlighted. They share 6 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

9 ch
remportés
8 ch
reporter

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. remportés (\ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\) and reporter (\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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40611, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

remportés is recorded at frequency rank #33,866, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.pɔʁ.te\. reporter is at rank #6,745, 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 40611, this pair ranks #239,254 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of remportés vs reporter

Shared letters: eoprt. Private to "remportés": msé. Private to "reporter": -.

"remportés" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportererporter · reoprter · reporetr · reporrter · reporterr · reportre · reportter · repotrer

Frequency comparison

remportés#33,866
reporter#6,745

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "remportés" and "reporter" 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, "remportés" or "reporter"?
"reporter" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,745 in our French list, against #33,866 for "remportés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering remportés vs reporter

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 “remportés” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list