Which to use
“répondra” and “répondrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,356
- “répondra” frequency rank
- #34,736
- “répondrait” frequency rank
- 49092
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondra | répondrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répondra and répondrait
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. répondra runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against répondrait's 10 (CVCVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: répondra vs répondrait
A purely visual mix-up. répondra (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\) and répondrait (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “répondra” sits inside “répondrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49092, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondra is recorded at frequency rank #14,356, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\. répondrait is at rank #34,736, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɛ\.
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 49092, this pair ranks #173,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répondra vs répondrait
Shared letters: adnopré. Private to "répondra": -. Private to "répondrait": it.
"répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "répondrait" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
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- Full dictionary entry for "répondra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondrait" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,551 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondra" and "répondrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondrait vs reprendrait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #173,551 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.