Which to use
“repor” and “reter” are a confusable Portuguese pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,867
- “repor” frequency rank
- #14,701
- “reter” frequency rank
- 36568
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | repor | reter |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | tornar a pôr | não largar da mão |
Where the eye mixes repor and reter
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. repor and reter follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between repor and reter
A purely visual mix-up. repor (/Rɨ.ˈpoɾ/) and reter (/Rɨ.ˈteɾ/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36568, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
repor is recorded at frequency rank #21,867, classified as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈpoɾ/. reter is at rank #14,701, tagged as averb, pronounced /Rɨ.ˈteɾ/.
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 36568, this pair ranks #30,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of repor vs reter
Shared letters: er. Private to "repor": op. Private to "reter": t.
"repor" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "reter" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "repor" and "reter" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "repor" or "reter"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "repor" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reter" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #30,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "repor" and "reter" 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 #30,194 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.