Which to use
“responde” and “responden” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- #6,728
- “responden” frequency rank
- 9094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responde | responden |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responde and responden
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between responde and responden
A purely visual mix-up. responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) 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 differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “responde” sits inside “responden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
responde is recorded at frequency rank #2,366, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪e]. 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 9094, this pair ranks #303,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responde vs responden
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responde": -. Private to "responden": -.
"responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "responden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responde" and "responden" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "responde" vs "responden" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "responde" 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 #303,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responde" and "responden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responden vs responderé". 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 #303,001 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.