Which to use
“répondez” is a verb and “réponse” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,575
- “répondez” frequency rank
- #698
- “réponse” frequency rank
- 11273
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondez | réponse |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Parole dite, ou acte effectué, en réaction à une question posée, une demande, ou à une déclaration, ou encore à un évènement. |
Where the eye mixes répondez and réponse
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses répondez with réponse
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: répondez is \ʁe.pɔ̃.de\ while réponse is \ʁe.pɔ̃s\. 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 (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11273, 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\. réponse is at rank #698, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃s\.
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 11273, this pair ranks #409,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répondez vs réponse
Shared letters: enopré. Private to "répondez": dz. Private to "réponse": s.
"répondez" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC · "réponse" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "répondez" for "réponse" ever safe?
Which is more common, "répondez" or "réponse"?
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- Full dictionary entry for "répondez" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "réponse" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #409,757 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondez" and "réponse" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renoncez vs répondez". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #409,757 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.