répondravsrésoudraWhich spelling fits?

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“répondra” and “résoudra” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#14,356
“répondra” frequency rank
#32,172
“résoudra” frequency rank
46528
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature répondra résoudra
Definition Troisième personne du singulier du futur de répondre. Troisième personne du singulier du futur de résoudre.

Where the eye mixes répondra and résoudra

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. répondra (CVCVCCCV) and résoudra (CVCVVCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

8 ch
répondra
8 ch
résoudra

Look-alike desk: répondra vs résoudra

A purely visual mix-up. répondra (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\) and résoudra (\ʁe.zu.dʁa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46528, 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\. résoudra is at rank #32,172, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.zu.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 46528, this pair ranks #194,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of répondra vs résoudra

Shared letters: adoré. Private to "répondra": np. Private to "résoudra": su.

"répondra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCCV  ·  "résoudra" · 8 letters · shape CVCVVCCV

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "répondra" for "résoudra" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁa\ versus \ʁe.zu.dʁa\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "répondra" vs "résoudra" - which ranks higher?
"répondra" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #14,356 in our French list, against #32,172 for "résoudra". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Eye-level mix-up between "répondra" and "résoudra" 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 "résoudra" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #194,186 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "répondra" and "résoudra" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondra vs reposera". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #194,186 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list