reportéevsreportésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#21,442
“reportée” frequency rank
#35,250
“reportés” frequency rank
56692
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reportée reportés
Definition Participe passé féminin singulier de reporter. Participe passé masculin pluriel de reporter.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set reportée and reportés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
reportée
8 ch
reportés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. reportée and reportés are pronounced identically (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “reportée” becomes s in “reportés”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reportée is recorded at frequency rank #21,442, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. 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 56692, this pair ranks #119,502 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reportée vs reportés

Shared letters: eoprté. Private to "reportée": -. Private to "reportés": s.

"reportée" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVV  ·  "reportés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Frequency comparison

reportée#21,442
reportés#35,250

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "reportée" and "reportés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "reportée" or "reportés"?
"reportée" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,442 in our French list, against #35,250 for "reportés". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering reportée vs reportés

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list