Which to use
“reporter” and “reposer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,745
- “reporter” frequency rank
- #5,393
- “reposer” frequency rank
- 12138
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reporter | reposer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Rapporter une chose au lieu où elle était auparavant. | Poser de nouveau ; poser une chose à l’endroit où on l’avait prise. |
Where the eye mixes reporter and reposer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses reporter with reposer
A purely visual mix-up. reporter (\ʁə.pɔʁ.te\) and reposer (\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 12138, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reporter is recorded at frequency rank #6,745, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. reposer is at rank #5,393, 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 12138, this pair ranks #406,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of reporter vs reposer
Shared letters: eopr. Private to "reporter": t. Private to "reposer": s.
"reporter" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "reposer" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "reporter" and "reposer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "reporter" vs "reposer" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "reporter" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reposer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #406,440 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reporter" and "reposer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reposer vs reposera". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #406,440 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.