reportagesvsreportéesWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reportages is a noun, reportées is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reportages” is a noun and “reportées” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,906
“reportages” frequency rank
#43,636
“reportées” frequency rank
53542
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reportages reportées
Definition Pluriel de reportage. Participe passé féminin pluriel de reporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reportages and reportées apart are highlighted. They share 8 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

10 ch
reportages
9 ch
reportées

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reportages is \ʁə.pɔʁ.taʒ\ while reportées is \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53542, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reportages is recorded at frequency rank #9,906, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.taʒ\. reportées is at rank #43,636, 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 53542, this pair ranks #140,017 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reportages vs reportées

Shared letters: eoprst. Private to "reportages": ag. Private to "reportées": é.

"reportages" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCVC  ·  "reportées" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reportageserportages · reoprtages · reporatges · reporrtages · reportaegs · reportagess · reportagges · reportagse

Frequency comparison

reportages#9,906
reportées#43,636

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reportages" and "reportées" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reportages" is a noun and "reportées" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reportages" or "reportées"?
"reportages" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,906 in our French list, against #43,636 for "reportées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reportages vs reportées

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

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