Which to use
“responda” and “respondan” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,722
- “responda” frequency rank
- #15,709
- “respondan” frequency rank
- 25431
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responda | respondan |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responda and respondan
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: responda vs respondan
A purely visual mix-up. responda ([resˈpõn̪d̪a]) and respondan ([resˈpõn̪d̪ãn]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “responda” sits inside “respondan”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25431, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
responda is recorded at frequency rank #9,722, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪a]. respondan is at rank #15,709, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪ãn].
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 25431, this pair ranks #236,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of responda vs respondan
Shared letters: adenoprs. Private to "responda": -. Private to "respondan": -.
"responda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respondan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responda" and "respondan" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responda" or "respondan" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "responda" and "respondan" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "responda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondan" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responda" and "respondan" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondan vs responderán". 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 #236,463 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.