responde

[resˈpõn̪d̪e]

/[resˈpõn̪d̪e]/ verb

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The verdict

“responde” has 12 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #2,366. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,366
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder.

Corpus desk

Index ES-responde · responde · Spanish

responde · rank #2,366 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,366
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH recuperar

Nearest frequency peer: recuperar (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “responde”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “responde” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

responde vs respondo
88% similar
responde vs respondí
88% similar
responde vs responder
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for responde
PropertyValue
Headwordresponde
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[resˈpõn̪d̪e]
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,366
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “responde”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.respondecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “recuperar” (#2,365), “rock” (#2,367), “quiso” (#2,364). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “responde” va en #2,366. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around responde (IPA [resˈpõn̪d̪e]), averb. Corpus frequency is #2,366 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for responde, with forms such as "ersponde", "repsonde", and "resopnde". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "respondo", "respondí", "responder", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is responde, spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de responder.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersponde
  • repsonde
  • resopnde
  • respnode
  • respodne
  • respondde
  • responed
  • responnde
  • respponde
  • ressponde
  • rresponde
  • rseponde

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of responde - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ersponde2repsonde2resopnde2respnode2respodne2respondde1responed2responnde1
Edit distance from "responde"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "responde"?
"responde" is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [resˈpõn̪d̪e].
What does "responde" mean?
As a verb, "responde" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder.
What words are commonly confused with "responde"?
"responde" is commonly confused with "respondo", "respondí", "responder". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "responde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "responde" is [resˈpõn̪d̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "responde" come from?
"responde" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "responde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

quedarse#2,363aquellas#2,376Martínez#2,354llamadas#2,352

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

inmediato12 variantsconsulta12 variantsdecidido12 variantsefectivo12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list