Which to use
“respondas” and “responden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,763
- “respondas” frequency rank
- #6,728
- “responden” frequency rank
- 34491
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondas | responden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondas and responden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondas and responden follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: respondas vs responden
A purely visual mix-up. respondas ([resˈpõn̪d̪as]) and responden ([resˈpõn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 34491, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondas is recorded at frequency rank #27,763, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪as]. responden is at rank #6,728, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪ẽn].
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 34491, this pair ranks #191,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondas vs responden
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondas": a. Private to "responden": -.
"respondas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "responden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
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Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "respondas" and "responden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "responden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondas" and "responden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondas 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 #191,142 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.