Which to use
“répandent” and “répondent” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,528
- “répandent” frequency rank
- #5,396
- “répondent” frequency rank
- 34924
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répandent | répondent |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répandre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répandent and répondent
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. répandent and répondent follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between répandent and répondent
A purely visual mix-up. répandent (\ʁe.pɑ̃d\) and répondent (\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 differ by a single letter - a in “répandent” becomes o in “répondent”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34924, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répandent is recorded at frequency rank #29,528, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃d\. répondent is at rank #5,396, 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 34924, this pair ranks #280,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répandent vs répondent
Shared letters: denprté. Private to "répandent": a. Private to "répondent": o.
"répandent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "répondent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "répandent" and "répondent" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répandent" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondent" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #280,418 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répandent" and "répondent" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répandent vs revendent". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #280,418 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.