Which to use
“répond” and “répondez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,755
- “répond” frequency rank
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- 12330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répond | répondez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répond and répondez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: répond vs répondez
A purely visual mix-up. répond (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) and répondez (\ʁe.pɔ̃.de\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “répond” sits inside “répondez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12330, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répond is recorded at frequency rank #1,755, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\. répondez is at rank #10,575, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.de\.
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 12330, this pair ranks #405,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répond vs répondez
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "répond": -. Private to "répondez": ez.
"répond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répond" and "répondez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "répond" or "répondez"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "répond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #405,715 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répond" and "répondez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renoncez vs répondez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #405,715 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.