Which to use
“responde” and “responderá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- #18,964
- “responderá” frequency rank
- 21330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responde | responderá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responde and responderá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses responde with responderá
A purely visual mix-up. responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) and responderá ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “responde” sits inside “responderá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21330, 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]. responderá is at rank #18,964, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾa].
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 21330, this pair ranks #255,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responde vs responderá
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responde": -. Private to "responderá": á.
"responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "responderá" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responde ← ersponde · repsonde · resopnde · respnode · respodne · respondde · responed · responnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responde" and "responderá" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "responde" vs "responderá" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "responde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "responderá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #255,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responde" and "responderá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderá vs respondiera". 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 #255,403 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.