Which to use
“respondían” and “respondido” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #36,799
- “respondían” frequency rank
- #10,414
- “respondido” frequency rank
- 47213
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondían | respondido |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del plural (ellos, ellas; ustedes, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de responder. | Participio de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondían and respondido
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondían (CVCCVCCVVC) and respondido (CVCCVCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses respondían with respondido
A purely visual mix-up. respondían ([respõn̪ˈd̪iãn]) and respondido ([respõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47213, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondían is recorded at frequency rank #36,799, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪iãn]. respondido is at rank #10,414, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o].
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 47213, this pair ranks #121,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of respondían vs respondido
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondían": aí. Private to "respondido": i.
"respondían" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVVC · "respondido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondido ← erspondido · repsondido · resopndido · respnodido · respodnido · responddido · responddio · respondiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "respondían" and "respondido" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "respondían" vs "respondido" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondían" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "respondido" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #121,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondían" and "respondido" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "responderán vs respondían". 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 #121,325 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.