redonnévsréponseWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: redonné is a verb, réponse is a noun, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“redonné” is a verb and “réponse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#22,393
“redonné” frequency rank
#698
“réponse” frequency rank
23091
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature redonné réponse
Definition Participe passé masculin singulier de redonner. Parole dite, ou acte effectué, en réaction à une question posée, une demande, ou à une déclaration, ou encore à un évènement.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set redonné and réponse apart are highlighted. They share 3 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

7 ch
redonné
7 ch
réponse

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: redonné is \ʁə.dɔ.ne\ while réponse is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 4 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 23091, 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\. réponse is at rank #698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃s\.

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 23091, this pair ranks #354,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of redonné vs réponse

Shared letters: enoré. Private to "redonné": d. Private to "réponse": ps.

"redonné" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV  ·  "réponse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV

Frequency comparison

redonné#22,393
réponse#698

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "redonné" and "réponse" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "redonné" is a verb and "réponse" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "redonné" or "réponse"?
"réponse" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #698 in our French list, against #22,393 for "redonné". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering redonné vs réponse

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “redonné”; for a noun, it's “réponse”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “redonné” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list