responder

/[respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#1,915

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

16

similar word pairs

responder is aSpanishverb. It means: Contestar, satisfacer a lo que se pregunta o propone. Pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. It ranks #1,915 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with respondo and respondí.

Key facts for responder
PropertyValue
Headwordresponder
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
Letters9
Frequency rank#1,915
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs16
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of responder in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for responder is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,915 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for responder, with forms such as "ersponder", "repsonder", and "resopnder". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 16 confusable-pair relationships, "respondo", "respondí", "respondió", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is responder, spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Contestar, satisfacer a lo que se pregunta o propone.
  2. 2
    Contestar alguien a quien le llama o toca la puerta.
  3. 3
    Contestar al billete o carta que se ha recibido.
  4. 4
    Corresponder con su voz los animales o aves a la de los otros de su especie o al reclamo artificial que la ci imita.
  5. 5
    Satisfacer al argumento, duda, dificultad o demanda.
  6. 6
    Cantar o recitar en correspondencia con lo que otro canta o recita.
  7. 7
    Replicar a un pedimento o alegato.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ersponder,repsonder,resopnder,respnoder,respodner,respondder,responderr,respondre,responedr,responnder,respponder,ressponder,rresponder,rseponder

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for responder

Misspelling Variants of "responder"

ersponder9repsonder9resopnder9respnoder9respodner9respondder10responderr10respondre9
Misspelling Variants of "responder"

Frequency rank: #1,915 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "responder"?
"responder" is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-D-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is [respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
What does "responder" mean?
As a verb, "responder" means: Contestar, satisfacer a lo que se pregunta o propone.
What words are commonly confused with "responder"?
"responder" is commonly confused with "respondo", "respondí", "respondió". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "responder"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "responder" is [respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "responder" come from?
"responder" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.