Which to use
“respondan” and “respondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,709
- “respondan” frequency rank
- #11,304
- “respondo” frequency rank
- 27013
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondan | respondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondan and respondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondan runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against respondo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses respondan with respondo
A purely visual mix-up. respondan ([resˈpõn̪d̪ãn]) and respondo ([resˈpõn̪d̪o]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 27013, 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]. respondo is at rank #11,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪o].
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 27013, this pair ranks #228,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondan vs respondo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondan": a. Private to "respondo": -.
"respondan" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respondo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondan" for "respondo" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respondan" vs "respondo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "respondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #228,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondan" and "respondo" 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 #228,860 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.