Which to use
“respondido” and “respondió” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,414
- “respondido” frequency rank
- #3,147
- “respondió” frequency rank
- 13561
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondido | respondió |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participio 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 respondido and respondió
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. respondido runs 10 letters (CVCCVCCVCV) against respondió's 9 (CVCCVCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: respondido vs respondió
A purely visual mix-up. respondido ([respõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13561, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondido is recorded at frequency rank #10,414, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪ið̞o]. 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 13561, this pair ranks #287,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respondido vs respondió
Shared letters: deinoprs. Private to "respondido": -. Private to "respondió": ó.
"respondido" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCV · "respondió" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- respondido ← erspondido · repsondido · resopndido · respnodido · respodnido · responddido · responddio · respondiddo
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "respondido" and "respondió" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respondido" or "respondió" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "respondido" and "respondió" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondido" 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 #287,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondido" and "respondió" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "respondían vs respondido". 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 #287,396 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.