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“responderá” and “respondería” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#18,964
“responderá” frequency rank
#38,356
“respondería” frequency rank
57320
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature responderá respondería
Definition Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de responder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de responder.

Where the eye mixes responderá and respondería

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. responderá runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against respondería's 11 (CVCCVCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

10 ch
responderá
11 ch
respondería

Visual trap between responderá and respondería

A purely visual mix-up. responderá ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]) and respondería ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾia]) 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 57320, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

responderá is recorded at frequency rank #18,964, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]. respondería is at rank #38,356, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾia].

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 57320, this pair ranks #70,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of responderá vs respondería

Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responderá": á. Private to "respondería": aí.

"responderá" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV  ·  "respondería" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVV

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "responderá" and "respondería" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾa] versus [respõn̪d̪eˈɾia]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "responderá" vs "respondería" - which ranks higher?
"responderá" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #18,964 in our Spanish list, against #38,356 for "respondería". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

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  • Full dictionary entry for "responderá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "respondería" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #70,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "responderá" and "respondería" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondería vs respondiera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #70,965 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list