Which to use
“responde” and “respondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “respondió” frequency rank
- 5513
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responde | respondió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responde and respondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: responde vs respondió
A purely visual mix-up. responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) and respondió ([respõn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 5513, 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]. respondió is at rank #3,147, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 5513, this pair ranks #313,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responde vs respondió
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responde": -. Private to "respondió": ió.
"responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respondió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responde ← ersponde · repsonde · resopnde · respnode · respodne · respondde · responed · responnde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "responde" and "respondió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responde" or "respondió" show up more?
What to do next
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 "respondió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #313,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responde" and "respondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responde 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 #313,436 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.