respondesvsrespondíConfusable pair

Which to use

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

#19,236
“respondes” frequency rank
#14,224
“respondí” frequency rank
33460
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature respondes respondí
Definition Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder.

Where the eye mixes respondes and respondí

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondes 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.

9 ch
respondes
8 ch
respondí

Look-alike desk: respondes vs respondí

A purely visual mix-up. respondes ([resˈpõn̪d̪es]) 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 33460, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

respondes is recorded at frequency rank #19,236, classified as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪es]. 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 33460, this pair ranks #196,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of respondes vs respondí

Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondes": -. Private to "respondí": í.

"respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC  ·  "respondí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • respondes ← erspondes · repsondes · resopndes · respnodes · respodnes · responddes · respondess · respondse

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "respondes" and "respondí" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([resˈpõn̪d̪es] versus [respõn̪ˈd̪i]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respondes" or "respondí" show up more?
"respondí" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,224 in our Spanish list, against #19,236 for "respondes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "respondes" and "respondí" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "respondes" 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 #196,690 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "respondes" and "respondí" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderé vs respondes". 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 #196,690 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