Which to use
“reportés” is a verb and “réputés” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,250
- “reportés” frequency rank
- #14,145
- “réputés” frequency rank
- 49395
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | reportés | réputés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de reporter. | Masculin pluriel de réputé. |
Where the eye mixes reportés and réputés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. reportés runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against réputés's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses reportés with réputés
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reportés is \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\ while réputés is \ʁe.py.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 (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49395, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
reportés is recorded at frequency rank #35,250, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pɔʁ.te\. réputés is at rank #14,145, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ʁe.py.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 49395, this pair ranks #171,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of reportés vs réputés
Shared letters: prsté. Private to "reportés": eo. Private to "réputés": u.
"reportés" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réputés" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "reportés" and "réputés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "reportés" or "réputés"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "reportés" and "réputés" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "reportés" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réputés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,045 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "reportés" and "réputés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "repérées vs reportés". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #171,045 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.