Which to use
“répondons” and “répondront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #44,164
- “répondons” frequency rank
- #30,354
- “répondront” frequency rank
- 74518
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondons | répondront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de répondre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répondons and répondront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. répondons runs 9 letters (CVCVCCVCC) against répondront's 10 (CVCVCCCVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: répondons vs répondront
A purely visual mix-up. répondons (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\) and répondront (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\) 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 74518, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondons is recorded at frequency rank #44,164, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dɔ̃\. répondront is at rank #30,354, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\.
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 74518, this pair ranks #36,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répondons vs répondront
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "répondons": s. Private to "répondront": t.
"répondons" · 9 letters · shape CVCVCCVCC · "répondront" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répondons" and "répondront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "répondons" vs "répondront" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #36,900 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondons" and "répondront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondons vs répondrons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #36,900 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.