Which to use
“répondrons” and “répondront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #45,295
- “répondrons” frequency rank
- #30,354
- “répondront” frequency rank
- 75649
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondrons | répondront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du pluriel du futur de répondre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de répondre. |
Same sound, different letters: répondrons vs répondront
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 9 letters. répondrons and répondront follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCVCCCVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - répondrons and répondront
This is the hard kind. répondrons and répondront are pronounced identically (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\) 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 “répondrons” becomes t in “répondront”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 75649, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondrons is recorded at frequency rank #45,295, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\. répondront is at rank #30,354, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\.
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 75649, this pair ranks #33,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répondrons vs répondront
Shared letters: dnopré. Private to "répondrons": s. Private to "répondront": t.
"répondrons" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC · "répondront" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répondrons" and "répondront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "répondrons" or "répondront"?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "répondrons" / "répondront". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondrons" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "répondront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #33,438 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondrons" and "répondront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "rendrons vs répondrons". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #33,438 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.