répondevsreportéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#14,789
“réponde” frequency rank
#15,484
“reporté” frequency rank
30273
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature réponde reporté
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de répondre. Participe passé masculin singulier de reporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set réponde and reporté apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
réponde
7 ch
reporté

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. réponde (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30273, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

réponde is recorded at frequency rank #14,789, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃d\. 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 30273, this pair ranks #311,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of réponde vs reporté

Shared letters: eopré. Private to "réponde": dn. Private to "reporté": t.

"réponde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequency comparison

réponde#14,789
reporté#15,484

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "réponde" and "reporté" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\ versus \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "réponde" or "reporté"?
"réponde" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,789 in our French list, against #15,484 for "reporté". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering réponde 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.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list