Which to use
“responda” and “respondas” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,722
- “responda” frequency rank
- #27,763
- “respondas” frequency rank
- 37485
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responda | respondas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responda and respondas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. responda runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against respondas's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between responda and respondas
A purely visual mix-up. responda ([resˈpõn̪d̪a]) and respondas ([resˈpõn̪d̪as]) 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 “respondas”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37485, 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]. respondas is at rank #27,763, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪as].
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 37485, this pair ranks #175,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of responda vs respondas
Shared letters: adenoprs. Private to "responda": -. Private to "respondas": -.
"responda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respondas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responda" and "respondas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responda" or "respondas" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "responda" and "respondas" 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 "respondas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #175,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responda" and "respondas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondas vs respondían". 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 #175,059 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.