réponses

\ʁe.pɔ̃s\

/\ʁe.pɔ̃s\/ noun

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The verdict

“réponses” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,149. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,149
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de réponse.

Corpus desk

Index FR-reponses · réponses · French

réponses · rank #2,149 · 12 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,149
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH réalisation

Nearest frequency peer: réalisation (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « réponses »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « réponses » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

réponses vs reposé
50% similar
réponses vs reposer
63% similar
réponses vs reposez
63% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for réponses
PropertyValue
Headwordréponses
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.pɔ̃s\
Letters8
Frequency rank#2,149
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « réponses »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).réponsesse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « réalisation » (#2,148), « salaire » (#2,150), « robe » (#2,147). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « réponses » est au #2,149. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around réponses (IPA \ʁe.pɔ̃s\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,149 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de réponse.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for réponses, with forms such as "reponses", "rpéonses", and "rréponses". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 14 confusable-pair relationships, "reposé", "reposer", "reposez", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is réponses, spelled R-É-P-O-N-S-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de réponse.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how réponses appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Les réponses de quelques pays manifestent davantage de cohérence : c’est le cas de la Belgique faiblement légaliste et tolérante à la fraude fiscale, et dans l’autre sens, de l’Irlande et du Portugal à la fois légalistes et rigoristes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • reponses
  • rpéonses
  • rréponses
  • réopnses
  • répnoses
  • réponess
  • réponnses
  • réponsess
  • réponsses
  • réposnes
  • répponses
  • érponses

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of réponses - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

reponses1rpéonses2rréponses1réopnses2répnoses2réponess2réponnses1réponsess1
Edit distance from "réponses"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "réponses"?
"réponses" is spelled R-É-P-O-N-S-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\.
What does "réponses" mean?
As a noun, "réponses" means: Pluriel de réponse.
What words are commonly confused with "réponses"?
"réponses" is commonly confused with "reposé", "reposer", "reposez". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "réponses"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réponses" is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réponses" come from?
"réponses" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "réponses", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rapports#2,144vérifier#2,156écriture#2,157académie#2,160

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

discuter12 variantsfinances12 variantscontient12 variantsretrouvé12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list