Which to use
“respondes” and “respondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,236
- “respondes” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “respondió” frequency rank
- 22383
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondes | respondió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de responder. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondes and respondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondes (CVCCVCCVC) and respondió (CVCCVCCVV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses respondes with respondió
A purely visual mix-up. respondes ([resˈpõn̪d̪es]) and respondió ([respõn̪ˈd̪jo]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22383, 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]. respondió is at rank #3,147, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪jo].
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 22383, this pair ranks #250,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respondes vs respondió
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondes": -. Private to "respondió": ió.
"respondes" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVC · "respondió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondes ← erspondes · repsondes · resopndes · respnodes · respodnes · responddes · respondess · respondse
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondes" for "respondió" ever safe?
Frequency check: "respondes" vs "respondió" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "respondes" and "respondió" 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 "respondió" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #250,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondes" and "respondió" 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 #250,588 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.