respondavsresponderáTell them apart

Which to use

“responda” and “responderá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#9,722
“responda” frequency rank
#18,964
“responderá” frequency rank
28686
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature responda responderá
Definition Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de responder.

Where the eye mixes responda and responderá

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. responda runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against responderá's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
responda
10 ch
responderá

Why the eye confuses responda with responderá

A purely visual mix-up. responda ([resˈpõn̪d̪a]) and responderá ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28686, 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]. responderá is at rank #18,964, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾa].

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 28686, this pair ranks #220,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of responda vs responderá

Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responda": a. Private to "responderá": á.

"responda" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV  ·  "responderá" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • responda ← ersponda · repsonda · resopnda · respnoda · respodna · responad · respondda · responnda

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "responda" and "responderá" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([resˈpõn̪d̪a] versus [respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "responda" or "responderá"?
"responda" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,722 in our Spanish list, against #18,964 for "responderá". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "responda" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "responderá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #220,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "responda" and "responderá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderá vs respondiera". 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 #220,787 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list