Which to use
“respondí” and “respondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,224
- “respondí” frequency rank
- #11,304
- “respondo” frequency rank
- 25528
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondí | respondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondí and respondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondí and respondo follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses respondí with respondo
A purely visual mix-up. respondí ([respõn̪ˈd̪i]) and respondo ([resˈpõn̪d̪o]) 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 a single letter - í in “respondí” becomes o in “respondo”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25528, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondí is recorded at frequency rank #14,224, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪i]. respondo is at rank #11,304, tagged as averb, pronounced [resˈpõn̪d̪o].
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 25528, this pair ranks #236,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondí vs respondo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondí": í. Private to "respondo": -.
"respondí" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV · "respondo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondo ← erspondo · repsondo · resopndo · respnodo · respodno · responddo · responndo · responod
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondí" for "respondo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respondí" or "respondo" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondí" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #236,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondí" and "respondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondo vs restando". 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 #236,031 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.