Which to use
“redonné” and “réponde” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,393
- “redonné” frequency rank
- #14,789
- “réponde” frequency rank
- 37182
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | redonné | réponde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de redonner. | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes redonné and réponde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. redonné and réponde follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: redonné vs réponde
A purely visual mix-up. redonné (\ʁə.dɔ.ne\) and réponde (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37182, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
redonné is recorded at frequency rank #22,393, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁə.dɔ.ne\. réponde is at rank #14,789, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.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 37182, this pair ranks #264,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of redonné vs réponde
Shared letters: denoré. Private to "redonné": -. Private to "réponde": p.
"redonné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "réponde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "redonné" and "réponde" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "redonné" or "réponde"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "redonné" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #264,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "redonné" and "réponde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refonder vs réponde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #264,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.