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“respondan” and “respondes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,709
- “respondan” frequency rank
- #19,236
- “respondes” frequency rank
- 34945
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondan | respondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondan and respondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondan and respondes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: respondan vs respondes
A purely visual mix-up. respondan ([resˈpõn̪d̪ãn]) and respondes ([resˈpõn̪d̪es]) 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 34945, 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]. respondes is at rank #19,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪es].
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 34945, this pair ranks #188,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondan vs respondes
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondan": a. Private to "respondes": -.
"respondan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "respondan" and "respondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "respondan" or "respondes"?
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 "respondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #188,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondan" and "respondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderé vs respondes". 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 #188,687 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.