Which to use
“répandre” and “répondra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #12,472
- “répandre” frequency rank
- #14,356
- “répondra” frequency rank
- 26828
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répandre | répondra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Épancher ; verser ; laisser tomber un liquide. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répandre and répondra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répandre and répondra follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses répandre with répondra
A purely visual mix-up. répandre (\ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\) and répondra (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 26828, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répandre is recorded at frequency rank #12,472, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɑ̃dʁ\. répondra is at rank #14,356, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\.
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 26828, this pair ranks #332,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répandre vs répondra
Shared letters: adnpré. Private to "répandre": e. Private to "répondra": o.
"répandre" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répandre" and "répondra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "répandre" or "répondra" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "répandre" and "répondra" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répandre" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #332,617 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répandre" and "répondra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondra vs reposera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #332,617 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.