corresponder
Spanish, verb/koresponˈdeɾ/
corresponder is spelled C-O-R-R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-R (12 letters) and appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish, the 22,596th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Corresponder is a Spanish verb meaning “to correspond to (be similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ser equivalente a otra cosa, ser similar o tener una relación proporcionada”.
What does corresponder mean in English?
verb
- 1
to correspond to (be similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.)
Desde punto de vista gramatical, varios usos del infinitivo español corresponden con frecuencia a casos en que se emplearía el gerundio en inglés.
- 2
to respond to
- 3
to love to one's back, return someone's love
- 4
to reciprocate (to love somebody in response)
- 5
to behoove, to be suitable
- 6
to reward
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ser equivalente a otra cosa, ser similar o tener una relación proporcionada. 2. Ser una cosa de alguien o algo, tener una relación con otra cosa. 3. Devolver un favor u otro bien material o inmaterial, con algo equivalente o proporcional al bien recibido. 4. Ser algo un deber o un derecho para alguien.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of corresponder
- correspondo first-person present singular
- correspondí first-person preterite singular
- correspondido participle past
- correspondiendo gerund
- correspondida feminine participle past
- correspondidos masculine participle past
- correspondidas feminine participle past
- correspondes indicative informal present
- correspondés indicative informal present
- corresponde indicative present singular
- correspondemos first-person indicative plural
- correspondéis indicative plural present
- corresponden indicative plural present
- correspondía first-person imperfect indicative
- correspondías imperfect indicative second-person
- correspondíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- correspondíais imperfect indicative plural
- correspondían imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce corresponder?
- /koresponˈdeɾ/
- [ko.res.põn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
- [korespõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to corresponder
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is corresponder in Spanish?
corresponder appears 2.0 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).