Which to use
“responderá” and “respondes” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,964
- “responderá” frequency rank
- #19,236
- “respondes” frequency rank
- 38200
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responderá | respondes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del futuro de indicativo de responder. | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes responderá and respondes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. responderá runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against respondes's 9 (CVCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses responderá with respondes
A purely visual mix-up. responderá ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾa]) and respondes ([resˈpõn̪d̪es]) 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 38200, 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]. respondes is at rank #19,236, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪es].
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 38200, this pair ranks #171,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of responderá vs respondes
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "responderá": á. Private to "respondes": -.
"responderá" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondes ← erspondes · repsondes · resopndes · respnodes · respodnes · responddes · respondess · respondse
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "responderá" and "respondes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responderá" or "respondes" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "responderá" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #171,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "responderá" and "respondes" 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 #171,305 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.