Which to use
“respondía” and “respondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,969
- “respondía” frequency rank
- #11,304
- “respondo” frequency rank
- 28273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondía | respondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondía and respondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondía runs 9 letters (CVCCVCCVV) against respondo's 8 (CVCCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between respondía and respondo
A purely visual mix-up. respondía ([respõn̪ˈd̪ia]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28273, 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]. 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 28273, this pair ranks #222,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondía vs respondo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondía": aí. Private to "respondo": -.
"respondía" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV · "respondo" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondo ← erspondo · repsondo · resopndo · respnodo · respodno · responddo · responndo · responod
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "respondía" and "respondo" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "respondía" vs "respondo" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "respondo" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #222,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondía" and "respondo" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondía 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 #222,820 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.