Which to use
“correspond” and “correspondre” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,270
- “correspond” frequency rank
- #11,023
- “correspondre” frequency rank
- 13293
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | correspond | correspondre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de correspondre. | Être en rapport de symétrie et d’harmonie. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set correspond and correspondre apart are highlighted. They share 10 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. correspond (\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃\) and correspondre (\kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “correspond” sits inside “correspondre”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 13293, 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\. correspondre is at rank #11,023, tagged as averb, pronounced \kɔ.ʁɛs.pɔ̃dʁ\.
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 13293, this pair ranks #401,602 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of correspond vs correspondre
Shared letters: cdenoprs. Private to "correspond": -. Private to "correspondre": -.
"correspond" · 10 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCC · "correspondre" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- correspond ← ccorrespond · corerspond · corespond · correpsond · corresopnd · correspnod · correspodn · correspondd
- correspondre ← ccorrespondre · corerspondre · corespondre · correpsondre · corresopndre · correspnodre · correspodnre · corresponddre
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "correspond" and "correspondre" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "correspond" or "correspondre"?
Remembering correspond vs correspondre
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “correspond” entry
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