Which to use
“répondra” and “réponds” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,356
- “répondra” frequency rank
- #3,797
- “réponds” frequency rank
- 18153
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondra | réponds |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. | Première personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de répondre. |
Where the eye mixes répondra and réponds
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répondra runs 8 letters (CVCVCCCV) against réponds's 7 (CVCVCCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: répondra vs réponds
A purely visual mix-up. répondra (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\) 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 18153, 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\. 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 18153, this pair ranks #379,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of répondra vs réponds
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "répondra": a. Private to "réponds": s.
"répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "réponds" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répondra" and "réponds" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "répondra" or "réponds"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "répondra" and "réponds" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondra" 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 #379,743 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondra" and "réponds" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondra vs reposera". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #379,743 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.