Which to use
“réponses” is a noun and “reportés” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,149
- “réponses” frequency rank
- #35,250
- “reportés” frequency rank
- 37399
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réponses | reportés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de réponse. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de reporter. |
Where the eye mixes réponses and reportés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. réponses and reportés follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between réponses and reportés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: réponses is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\ 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 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37399, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réponses is recorded at frequency rank #2,149, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃s\. 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 37399, this pair ranks #262,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réponses vs reportés
Shared letters: eoprsé. Private to "réponses": n. Private to "reportés": t.
"réponses" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reportés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réponses" for "reportés" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "réponses" or "reportés" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réponses" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reportés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #262,765 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réponses" and "reportés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs reportés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #262,765 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.