Which to use
“répondra” and “reprendra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,356
- “répondra” frequency rank
- #15,231
- “reprendra” frequency rank
- 29587
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondra | reprendra |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. | Troisième personne du singulier du futur de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes répondra and reprendra
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between répondra and reprendra
A purely visual mix-up. répondra (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\) and reprendra (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\) 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 29587, 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\. reprendra is at rank #15,231, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁa\.
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 29587, this pair ranks #315,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of répondra vs reprendra
Shared letters: adnpr. Private to "répondra": oé. Private to "reprendra": e.
"répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV · "reprendra" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprendra ← erprendra · reperndra · repprendra · reprednra · reprendar · reprenddra · reprendrra · reprenndra
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "répondra" for "reprendra" ever safe?
Frequency check: "répondra" vs "reprendra" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondra" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,729 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondra" and "reprendra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprendra vs reprendrait". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #315,729 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.