Which to use
“répondrais” and “répondrait” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #29,131
- “répondrais” frequency rank
- #34,736
- “répondrait” frequency rank
- 63867
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondrais | répondrait |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du conditionnel de répondre. | Troisième personne du singulier du conditionnel de répondre. |
Same sound, different letters: répondrais vs répondrait
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. répondrais and répondrait follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - répondrais and répondrait
This is the hard kind. répondrais and répondrait are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɛ\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - s in “répondrais” becomes t in “répondrait”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 63867, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondrais is recorded at frequency rank #29,131, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɛ\. 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 63867, this pair ranks #79,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répondrais vs répondrait
Shared letters: adinopré. Private to "répondrais": s. Private to "répondrait": t.
"répondrais" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVVC · "répondrait" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "répondrais" and "répondrait" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "répondrais" or "répondrait"?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondrais" 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 #79,819 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondrais" and "répondrait" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "répondrait vs reprendrait". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #79,819 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.