Which to use
“réponde” and “répondez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,789
- “réponde” frequency rank
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- 25364
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réponde | répondez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de répondre. | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes réponde and répondez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. réponde runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against répondez's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réponde with répondez
A purely visual mix-up. réponde (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “réponde” sits inside “répondez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25364, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
réponde is recorded at frequency rank #14,789, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃d\. 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 25364, this pair ranks #341,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of réponde vs répondez
Shared letters: denopré. Private to "réponde": -. Private to "répondez": z.
"réponde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "réponde" for "répondez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "réponde" vs "répondez" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "réponde" 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 #341,299 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réponde" and "répondez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "refonder vs réponde". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #341,299 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.