Which to use
“répondants” is a noun and “répondons” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,168
- “répondants” frequency rank
- #44,164
- “répondons” frequency rank
- 70332
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondants | répondons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de répondant. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répondants and répondons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. répondants runs 10 letters (CVCVCCVCCC) against répondons's 9 (CVCVCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: répondants vs répondons
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: répondants is \ʁe.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\ while répondons is \ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 70332, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondants is recorded at frequency rank #26,168, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dɑ̃\. répondons is at rank #44,164, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\.
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 70332, this pair ranks #51,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répondants vs répondons
Shared letters: dnoprsé. Private to "répondants": at. Private to "répondons": -.
"répondants" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCVCCC · "répondons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répondants" and "répondons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "répondants" vs "répondons" - 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 "répondants" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,708 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondants" and "répondons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondons vs répondrons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #51,708 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.