reportévsreposéWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#15,484
“reporté” frequency rank
#25,794
“reposé” frequency rank
41278
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reporté reposé
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de reporter. Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe reposer.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reporté and reposé apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
reporté
6 ch
reposé

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. reporté (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) and reposé (\ʁə.po.ze\) 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 41278, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reporté is recorded at frequency rank #15,484, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. reposé is at rank #25,794, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.po.ze\.

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 41278, this pair ranks #234,279 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reporté vs reposé

Shared letters: eopré. Private to "reporté": t. Private to "reposé": s.

"reporté" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "reposé" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV

Frequency comparison

reporté#15,484
reposé#25,794

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reporté" and "reposé" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\ versus \ʁə.po.ze\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "reporté" or "reposé"?
"reporté" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,484 in our French list, against #25,794 for "reposé". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reporté vs reposé

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

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