Which to use
“responder” and “respondí” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,915
- “responder” frequency rank
- #14,224
- “respondí” frequency rank
- 16139
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responder | respondí |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Contestar, satisfacer a lo que se pregunta o propone. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responder and respondí
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. responder runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVC) against respondí's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: responder vs respondí
A purely visual mix-up. responder ([respõn̪ˈd̪eɾ]) and respondí ([respõn̪ˈd̪i]) 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 16139, 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]. respondí is at rank #14,224, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪i].
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 16139, this pair ranks #277,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responder vs respondí
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responder": -. Private to "respondí": í.
"responder" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respondí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responder ← ersponder · repsonder · resopnder · respnoder · respodner · respondder · responderr · respondre
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responder" and "respondí" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responder" or "respondí" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "responder" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondí" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #277,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responder" and "respondí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondí vs respondían". 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 #277,360 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.