Which to use
“respondería” and “respondía” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,356
- “respondería” frequency rank
- #16,969
- “respondía” frequency rank
- 55325
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondería | respondía |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del condicional de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondería and respondía
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 9 letters in sequence. respondería runs 11 letters (CVCCVCCVCVV) against respondía's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respondería and respondía
A purely visual mix-up. respondería ([respõn̪d̪eˈɾia]) and respondía ([respõn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 55325, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondería is recorded at frequency rank #38,356, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪d̪eˈɾia]. respondía is at rank #16,969, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪ia].
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 55325, this pair ranks #79,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of respondería vs respondía
Shared letters: adenoprsí. Private to "respondería": -. Private to "respondía": -.
"respondería" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVV · "respondía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondería" for "respondía" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respondería" vs "respondía" - which ranks higher?
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 "respondería" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondía" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #79,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondería" and "respondía" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondería vs respondiera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,416 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.