Which to use
“réponde” and “répondra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,789
- “réponde” frequency rank
- #14,356
- “répondra” frequency rank
- 29145
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | réponde | répondra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de répondre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes réponde and répondra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. réponde runs 7 letters (CVCVCCV) against répondra's 8 (CVCVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses réponde with répondra
A purely visual mix-up. réponde (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29145, 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\. 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 29145, this pair ranks #318,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of réponde vs répondra
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "réponde": e. Private to "répondra": a.
"réponde" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV · "répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "réponde" and "répondra" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "réponde" vs "répondra" - 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 "réponde" 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 #318,503 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "réponde" and "répondra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondra vs reposera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #318,503 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.