Which to use
“répondront” and “reprendront” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,354
- “répondront” frequency rank
- #36,568
- “reprendront” frequency rank
- 66922
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | répondront | reprendront |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de répondre. | Troisième personne du pluriel du futur de reprendre. |
Where the eye mixes répondront and reprendront
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses répondront with reprendront
A purely visual mix-up. répondront (\ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\) and reprendront (\ʁə.pʁɑ̃.dʁɔ̃\) 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 66922, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
répondront is recorded at frequency rank #30,354, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁe.pɔ̃.dʁɔ̃\. reprendront is at rank #36,568, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁə.pʁɑ̃.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 66922, this pair ranks #65,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of répondront vs reprendront
Shared letters: dnoprt. Private to "répondront": é. Private to "reprendront": e.
"répondront" · 10 letters · shape CVCVCCCVCC · "reprendront" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- reprendront ← erprendront · reperndront · repprendront · reprednront · reprenddront · reprendornt · reprendrnot · reprendronnt
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "répondront" and "reprendront" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "répondront" or "reprendront"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "répondront" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "reprendront" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #65,695 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "répondront" and "reprendront" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "reprendrait vs reprendront". 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 #65,695 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.