Which to use
“respondas” and “respondes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,763
- “respondas” frequency rank
- #19,236
- “respondes” frequency rank
- 46999
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondas | respondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de subjuntivo de responder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondas and respondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. respondas and respondes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between respondas and respondes
A purely visual mix-up. respondas ([resˈpõn̪d̪as]) 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 differ by a single letter - a in “respondas” becomes e in “respondes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46999, 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]. 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 46999, this pair ranks #122,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondas vs respondes
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondas": a. Private to "respondes": -.
"respondas" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "respondas" and "respondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respondas" or "respondes" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondas" 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 #122,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondas" and "respondes" 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 #122,551 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.