Which to use
“répond” and “rêvons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,755
- “répond” frequency rank
- #44,715
- “rêvons” frequency rank
- 46470
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répond | rêvons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de rêver. |
Where the eye mixes répond and rêvons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. répond and rêvons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between répond and rêvons
A purely visual mix-up. répond (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) and rêvons (\ʁɛ.vɔ̃\) 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 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46470, 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\. rêvons is at rank #44,715, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɛ.vɔ̃\.
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 46470, this pair ranks #194,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répond vs rêvons
Shared letters: nor. Private to "répond": dpé. Private to "rêvons": svê.
"répond" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "rêvons" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "répond" for "rêvons" ever safe?
Frequency check: "répond" vs "rêvons" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "répond" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "rêvons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #194,673 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répond" and "rêvons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "révolus vs rêvons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #194,673 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.