Which to use
“répondez” and “réponds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- #3,797
- “réponds” frequency rank
- 14372
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondez | réponds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répondez and réponds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répondez runs 8 letters (CVCVCCVC) against réponds's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: répondez vs réponds
A purely visual mix-up. répondez (\ʁe.pɔ̃.de\) and réponds (\ʁe.pɔ̃\) 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 14372, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondez is recorded at frequency rank #10,575, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.de\. réponds is at rank #3,797, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃\.
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 14372, this pair ranks #396,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répondez vs réponds
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "répondez": ez. Private to "réponds": s.
"répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réponds" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répondez" and "réponds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "répondez" or "réponds" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponds" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #396,977 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondez" and "réponds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renoncez vs répondez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #396,977 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.