Which to use
“correspond” and “corresponde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,270
- “correspond” frequency rank
- #28,117
- “corresponde” frequency rank
- 30387
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | correspond | corresponde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de correspondre. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de correspondre. |
Where the eye mixes correspond and corresponde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 10 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses correspond with corresponde
A purely visual mix-up. correspond (\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃\) and corresponde (\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d\) 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 extra letter(s) - “correspond” sits inside “corresponde”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30387, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
correspond is recorded at frequency rank #2,270, classified as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃\. corresponde is at rank #28,117, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃d\.
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 30387, this pair ranks #310,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of correspond vs corresponde
Shared letters: cdenoprs. Private to "correspond": -. Private to "corresponde": -.
"correspond" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "corresponde" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- correspond ← ccorrespond · corerspond · corespond · correpsond · corresopnd · correspnod · correspodn · correspondd
- corresponde ← ccorresponde · corersponde · coresponde · correpsonde · corresopnde · correspnode · correspodne · correspondde
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "correspond" and "corresponde" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "correspond" or "corresponde" show up more?
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 "correspond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "corresponde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #310,653 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "correspond" and "corresponde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "corresponde vs correspondre". 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 #310,653 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.