Which to use
“responden” and “responderá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,728
- “responden” frequency rank
- #18,964
- “responderá” frequency rank
- 25692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responden | responderá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responden and responderá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. responden runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against responderá's 10 (CVCCVCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between responden and responderá
A purely visual mix-up. responden ([resˈpõn̪d̪ẽn]) and responderá ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]) 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 25692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
responden is recorded at frequency rank #6,728, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪ẽn]. responderá is at rank #18,964, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾa].
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 25692, this pair ranks #235,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of responden vs responderá
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responden": -. Private to "responderá": á.
"responden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "responderá" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responden ← ersponden · repsonden · resopnden · respnoden · respodnen · respondden · respondenn · respondne
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "responden" for "responderá" ever safe?
Which is more common, "responden" or "responderá"?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "responden" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "responderá" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #235,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responden" and "responderá" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderá 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 #235,262 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.