Which to use
“responde” and “respondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,366
- “responde” frequency rank
- #11,304
- “respondo” frequency rank
- 13670
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responde | respondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responde and respondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between responde and respondo
A purely visual mix-up. responde ([resˈpõn̪d̪e]) and respondo ([resˈpõn̪d̪o]) 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 a single letter - e in “responde” becomes o in “respondo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13670, 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]. respondo is at rank #11,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪o].
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 13670, this pair ranks #286,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responde vs respondo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responde": -. Private to "respondo": -.
"responde" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respondo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responde" and "respondo" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responde" or "respondo" show up more?
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 "respondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responde" and "respondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondo vs restando". 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 #286,975 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.