Which to use
“rep” is a noun and “repor” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,006
- “rep” frequency rank
- #21,867
- “repor” frequency rank
- 49873
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | rep | repor |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | gênero musical caracterizado por improvisação rimada, com ritmo sincopado e monólogo ou diálogo | tornar a pôr |
Letter map: rep vs repor
Shared letters muted; letters that set rep and repor apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for rep / repor
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: rep is anoun and reporaverb. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “rep” sits inside “repor”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49873, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
rep is recorded at frequency rank #28,006, classified as anoun. 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 49873, this pair ranks #15,114 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of rep vs repor
Shared letters: epr. Private to "rep": -. Private to "repor": o.
"rep" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "repor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- repor ← erpor · reopr · reporr · reppor · repro · rpeor · rrepor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "rep" for "repor" ever safe?
Which is more common, "rep" or "repor"?
Useful next steps
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "rep" and "repor".
- Full dictionary entry for "rep" 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 #15,114 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "rep" and "repor" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rapa vs rep". 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 #15,114 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.