reatorvsreporWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: reator is a adjective, repor is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“reator” is an adjective and “repor” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#12,759
“reator” frequency rank
#21,867
“repor” frequency rank
34626
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature reator repor
Definition que reage tornar a pôr

Where the eye mixes reator and repor

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. reator runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against repor's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
reator
5 ch
repor

Look-alike desk: reator vs repor

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: reator is /Rja.ˈtoɾ/ while repor is /Rɨ.ˈpoɾ/. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34626, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

reator is recorded at frequency rank #12,759, classified as anadj, pronounced /Rja.ˈtoɾ/. repor is at rank #21,867, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈpoɾ/.

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 34626, this pair ranks #32,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of reator vs repor

Shared letters: eor. Private to "reator": at. Private to "repor": p.

"reator" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC  ·  "repor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • reator ← erator · raetor · reaotr · reatorr · reatro · reattor · retaor · rreator
  • repor ← erpor · reopr · reporr · reppor · repro · rpeor · rrepor

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "reator" for "repor" ever safe?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "reator" is an adjective and "repor" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "reator" or "repor"?
"reator" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #12,759 in our Portuguese list, against #21,867 for "repor". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "reator" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "repor" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #32,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "reator" and "repor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "raptor vs repor". 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 #32,585 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list