Which to use
“respondió” and “respondo” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,147
- “respondió” frequency rank
- #11,304
- “respondo” frequency rank
- 14451
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | respondió | respondo |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de responder. | Primera persona del singular (yo) del presente de indicativo de responder. |
Where the eye mixes respondió and respondo
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. respondió 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.
Look-alike desk: respondió vs respondo
A purely visual mix-up. respondió ([respõn̪ˈd̪jo]) 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 14451, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
respondió is recorded at frequency rank #3,147, classified as averb, pronounced [respõn̪ˈd̪jo]. 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 14451, this pair ranks #284,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of respondió vs respondo
Shared letters: denoprs. Private to "respondió": ió. Private to "respondo": -.
"respondió" · 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
Is swapping "respondió" for "respondo" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "respondió" or "respondo" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "respondió" and "respondo" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "respondió" 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 #284,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "respondió" 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 #284,057 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.