Which to use
“respondan” and “responder” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,709
- “respondan” frequency rank
- #1,915
- “responder” frequency rank
- 17624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondan | responder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Contestar, satisfacer a lo que se pregunta o propone. |
Where the eye mixes respondan and responder
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondan and responder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between respondan and responder
A purely visual mix-up. respondan ([resˈpõn̪d̪ãn]) and responder ([respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondan is recorded at frequency rank #15,709, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪ãn]. responder is at rank #1,915, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ].
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 17624, this pair ranks #271,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respondan vs responder
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondan": a. Private to "responder": -.
"respondan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "responder" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondan" for "responder" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respondan" vs "responder" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondan" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "responder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #271,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondan" and "responder" 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 #271,371 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.