Which to use
“répondent” and “répondons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,396
- “répondent” frequency rank
- #44,164
- “répondons” frequency rank
- 49560
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondent | répondons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de répondre. | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répondent and répondons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. répondent and répondons follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses répondent with répondons
A purely visual mix-up. répondent (\ʁe.pɔ̃d\) and répondons (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\) 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 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49560, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondent is recorded at frequency rank #5,396, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃d\. 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 49560, this pair ranks #169,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répondent vs répondons
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "répondent": et. Private to "répondons": s.
"répondent" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "répondons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
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In ordinary French text, does "répondent" or "répondons" show up more?
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- Full dictionary entry for "répondent" 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 #169,635 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondent" and "répondons" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondons vs répondrons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #169,635 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.