Which to use
“respondía” and “respondiera” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,969
- “respondía” frequency rank
- #43,234
- “respondiera” frequency rank
- 60203
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondía | respondiera |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de subjuntivo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondía and respondiera
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. respondía runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against respondiera's 11 (CVCCVCCVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses respondía with respondiera
A purely visual mix-up. respondía ([respõn̪ˈd̪ia]) and respondiera ([respõn̪ˈd̪jeɾa]) 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 60203, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondía is recorded at frequency rank #16,969, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪ia]. respondiera is at rank #43,234, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪jeɾa].
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 60203, this pair ranks #59,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of respondía vs respondiera
Shared letters: adenoprs. Private to "respondía": í. Private to "respondiera": i.
"respondía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "respondiera" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondiera ← erspondiera · repsondiera · resopndiera · respnodiera · respodniera · responddiera · respondeira · respondiear
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "respondía" for "respondiera" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respondía" or "respondiera" show up more?
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 "respondía" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondiera" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #59,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondía" and "respondiera" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderé 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 #59,795 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.