Which to use
“responder” and “responderá” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,915
- “responder” frequency rank
- #18,964
- “responderá” frequency rank
- 20879
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responder | responderá |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contestar, satisfacer a lo que se pregunta o propone. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responder and responderá
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. responder 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 responder and responderá
A purely visual mix-up. responder ([respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) 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 extra letter(s) - “responder” sits inside “responderá”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20879, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
responder is recorded at frequency rank #1,915, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]. 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 20879, this pair ranks #257,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responder vs responderá
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responder": -. Private to "responderá": á.
"responder" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "responderá" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responder ← ersponder · repsonder · resopnder · respnoder · respodner · respondder · responderr · respondre
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "responder" for "responderá" ever safe?
Which is more common, "responder" or "responderá"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "responder" 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 #257,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responder" 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 #257,365 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.