# respond

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈspɒnd/ · frequency rank #2,857

## Definitions
1. To say something in return; to answer; to reply.
2. To act in return; to carry out an action or in return to a force or stimulus; to do something in response.
3. To correspond with; to suit.
4. To satisfy; to answer.
5. To be liable for payment.

## Etymology
From Middle English respounden, from Old French respondre, from Late Latin respondō, from Latin respondeō. Cf. Modern French répondre.

## Easily confused with
- **Reston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respond-vs-reston)
- **response** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respond-vs-response)
- **responded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respond-vs-responded)
- **responder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respond-vs-responder)
- **resold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/resold-vs-respond)
- **Redmond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/redmond-vs-respond)
- **rescind** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rescind-vs-respond)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erspond`, `repsond`, `resopnd`, `respnod`, `respodn`, `respondd`, `responnd`, `resppond`, `resspond`, `rrespond`, `rsepond`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/respond