Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

respondent

/ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables
re-spon-dent
IPA
/ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who responds; one who replies.

noun

A defendant, especially in a case instituted by a petition or in appellate and divorce proceedings.

noun

A person replying to a questionnaire.

adj

Disposed or expected to respond; answering; according; corresponding.

Example Sentences

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈspɒn.dənt/

Inflected Forms

respondents (plural) more respondent (comparative) most respondent (superlative)

Derived Forms

corespondent counterrespondent interrespondent intrarespondent multirespondent nonrespondent

Frequently Paired Words

correspondent

Synonyms

answering responder answerer

Rhymes With

correspondent despondent corespondent

Questions

How do you pronounce respondent?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɹɪˈspɔn.dənt/.
What does respondent mean?
One who responds; one who replies.

How to pronounce respondent

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