Which to use
“répand” and “répond” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,004
- “répand” frequency rank
- #1,755
- “répond” frequency rank
- 17759
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répand | répond |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répandre. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répand and répond
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: répand vs répond
A purely visual mix-up. répand (\ʁe.pɑ̃\) and répond (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) 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 a single letter - a in “répand” becomes o in “répond”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17759, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répand is recorded at frequency rank #16,004, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃\. répond is at rank #1,755, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\.
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 17759, this pair ranks #381,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répand vs répond
Shared letters: dnpré. Private to "répand": a. Private to "répond": o.
"répand" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "répond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répand" and "répond" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "répand" or "répond" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "répand" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répond" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #381,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répand" and "répond" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répand vs romand". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #381,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.