Which to use
“responden” and “respondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,728
- “responden” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “respondió” frequency rank
- 9875
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responden | respondió |
|---|---|---|
| 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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responden and respondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. responden (CVCCVCCVC) and respondió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: responden vs respondió
A purely visual mix-up. responden ([resˈpõn̪d̪ẽn]) 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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9875, 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]. 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 9875, this pair ranks #300,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responden vs respondió
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responden": -. Private to "respondió": ió.
"responden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respondió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responden ← ersponden · repsonden · resopnden · respnoden · respodnen · respondden · respondenn · respondne
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responden" and "respondió" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "responden" vs "respondió" - 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 "responden" 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 #300,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responden" and "respondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responden 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 #300,544 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.