Which to use
“responde” and “responderé” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- #39,970
- “responderé” frequency rank
- 42336
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responde | responderé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del futuro de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responde and responderé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. responde runs 8 letters (CVCCVCCV) against responderé's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between responde and responderé
A purely visual mix-up. responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) and responderé ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾe]) 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 “responderé”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42336, 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]. responderé is at rank #39,970, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾe].
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 42336, this pair ranks #148,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of responde vs responderé
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responde": -. Private to "responderé": é.
"responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "responderé" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responde ← ersponde · repsonde · resopnde · respnode · respodne · respondde · responed · responnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "responde" for "responderé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "responde" vs "responderé" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "responde" and "responderé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "responde" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "responderé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #148,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responde" and "responderé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderé 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 #148,796 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.