Which to use
“respondemos” and “respondes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,233
- “respondemos” frequency rank
- #19,236
- “respondes” frequency rank
- 54469
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondemos | respondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del plural (nosotros, nosotras) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondemos and respondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. respondemos runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVC) against respondes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respondemos and respondes
A purely visual mix-up. respondemos ([respõn̪ˈd̪emos]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 54469, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondemos is recorded at frequency rank #35,233, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪emos]. 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 54469, this pair ranks #83,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondemos vs respondes
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondemos": m. Private to "respondes": -.
"respondemos" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVC · "respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondemos ← erspondemos · repsondemos · resopndemos · respnodemos · respodnemos · responddemos · respondemmos · respondemoss
- respondes ← erspondes · repsondes · resopndes · respnodes · respodnes · responddes · respondess · respondse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondemos" for "respondes" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respondemos" vs "respondes" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondemos" 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 #83,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondemos" 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 #83,166 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.