Which to use
“responde” and “respondes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- #19,236
- “respondes” frequency rank
- 21602
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responde | respondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responde and respondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses responde with respondes
A purely visual mix-up. responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “responde” sits inside “respondes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21602, 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]. 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 21602, this pair ranks #254,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responde vs respondes
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responde": -. Private to "respondes": -.
"responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responde" and "respondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "responde" vs "respondes" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "respondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responde" and "respondes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderé vs respondes". 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 #254,184 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.