Which to use
“responda” and “responde” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,722
- “responda” frequency rank
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- 12088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responda | responde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responda and responde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between responda and responde
A purely visual mix-up. responda ([resˈpõn̪d̪a]) and responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) 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 a single letter - a in “responda” becomes e in “responde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12088, 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]. responde is at rank #2,366, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪e].
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 12088, this pair ranks #292,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responda vs responde
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responda": a. Private to "responde": -.
"responda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responda" and "responde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "responda" or "responde"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "responda" and "responde" 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 "responde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #292,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responda" and "responde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responda 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 #292,785 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.