corresponder

English

Etymology

From correspond +‎ -er.

Noun

corresponder (plural corresponders)

1. One who corresponds, or writes letters.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin correspondēre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁes.põˈde(ʁ)/ [ko.hes.põˈde(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁes.põˈde(ʁ)/ [ko.hes.põˈde(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁes.põˈde(ɾ)/ [ko.hes.põˈde(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁeʃ.põˈde(ʁ)/ [ko.χeʃ.põˈde(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ko.ʁes.põˈde(ɻ)/ [ko.hes.põˈde(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɨʃ.põˈdeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɨʃ.põˈdeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ku.ʁɨʃ.põˈde.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: cor‧res‧pon‧der

Verb

corresponder (first-person singular present correspondo, first-person singular preterite correspondi, past participle correspondido)

1. to correspond, match
2. to be proportional
3. to be equivalent (to)
4. to be suitable

Conjugation

    Conjugation of corresponder (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	corresponder
Personal	corresponder	corresponderes	corresponder	correspondermos	corresponderdes	corresponderem
Gerund
	correspondendo
Past participle
Masculine	correspondido			correspondidos
Feminine	correspondida			correspondidas
Indicative
Present	correspondo	correspondes	corresponde	correspondemos	correspondeis	correspondem
Imperfect	correspondia	correspondias	correspondia	correspondíamos	correspondíeis	correspondiam
Preterite	correspondi	correspondeste	correspondeu	correspondemos	correspondestes	corresponderam
Pluperfect	correspondera	corresponderas	correspondera	correspondêramos	correspondêreis	corresponderam
Future	corresponderei	corresponderás	corresponderá	corresponderemos	correspondereis	corresponderão
Conditional	corresponderia	corresponderias	corresponderia	corresponderíamos	corresponderíeis	corresponderiam
Subjunctive
Present	corresponda	correspondas	corresponda	correspondamos	correspondais	correspondam
Imperfect	correspondesse	correspondesses	correspondesse	correspondêssemos	correspondêsseis	correspondessem
Future	corresponder	corresponderes	corresponder	correspondermos	corresponderdes	corresponderem
Imperative
Affirmative		corresponde	corresponda	correspondamos	correspondei	correspondam
Negative (não)		não correspondas	não corresponda	não correspondamos	não correspondais	não correspondam

Related terms

• correspondência
• correspondente

Further reading

• “corresponder”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “corresponder”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin correspondēre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /koresponˈdeɾ/ [ko.res.põn̪ˈd̪eɾ]
• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Syllabification: co‧rres‧pon‧der

Verb

corresponder (first-person singular present correspondo, first-person singular preterite correspondí, past participle correspondido)

1. (intransitive, with a) to correspond to (be similar in character, quantity, quality, origin, structure, function etc.)

   Desde punto de vista gramatical, varios usos del infinitivo español corresponden con frecuencia a casos en que se emplearía el gerundio en inglés.

   From a grammatical perspective, several uses of the Spanish infinitive frequently correspond to cases in which the gerund would be used in English.

2. (transitive) to respond to
   • 2017 July 13, “[FOTOS] La relación de amabilidad y desconfianza entre Trump y Macron”, in El Comercio‎:

     Durante su primer encuentro con Macron, en la cumbre de la OTAN en Bruselas el 25 de mayo, pudo constatar que el presidente más joven de la historia de Francia supo corresponderle.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

3. (transitive) to love to one's back, return someone's love
4. (intransitive) to reciprocate (to love somebody in response)
5. to behoove, to be suitable
6. to reward

Conjugation

    Conjugation of corresponder (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			corresponder
gerund			correspondiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		correspondido		correspondida
		plural		correspondidos		correspondidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	correspondo	correspondestú correspondésvos	corresponde	correspondemos	correspondéis	corresponden
	imperfect	correspondía	correspondías	correspondía	correspondíamos	correspondíais	correspondían
	preterite	correspondí	correspondiste	correspondió	correspondimos	correspondisteis	correspondieron
	future	corresponderé	corresponderás	corresponderá	corresponderemos	corresponderéis	corresponderán
	conditional	correspondería	corresponderías	correspondería	corresponderíamos	corresponderíais	corresponderían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	corresponda	correspondastú correspondásvos2	corresponda	correspondamos	correspondáis	correspondan
	imperfect (ra)	correspondiera	correspondieras	correspondiera	correspondiéramos	correspondierais	correspondieran
	imperfect (se)	correspondiese	correspondieses	correspondiese	correspondiésemos	correspondieseis	correspondiesen
	future1	correspondiere	correspondieres	correspondiere	correspondiéremos	correspondiereis	correspondieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		correspondetú correspondévos	corresponda	correspondamos	corresponded	correspondan
	negative		no correspondas	no corresponda	no correspondamos	no correspondáis	no correspondan

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of corresponder

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive corresponder	dative	corresponderme	corresponderte	corresponderle, corresponderse	correspondernos	corresponderos	corresponderles, corresponderse
	accusative	corresponderme	corresponderte	corresponderlo, corresponderla, corresponderse	correspondernos	corresponderos	corresponderlos, corresponderlas, corresponderse
with gerund correspondiendo	dative	correspondiéndome	correspondiéndote	correspondiéndole, correspondiéndose	correspondiéndonos	correspondiéndoos	correspondiéndoles, correspondiéndose
	accusative	correspondiéndome	correspondiéndote	correspondiéndolo, correspondiéndola, correspondiéndose	correspondiéndonos	correspondiéndoos	correspondiéndolos, correspondiéndolas, correspondiéndose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative corresponde	dative	correspóndeme	correspóndete	correspóndele	correspóndenos	not used	correspóndeles
	accusative	correspóndeme	correspóndete	correspóndelo, correspóndela	correspóndenos	not used	correspóndelos, correspóndelas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative correspondé	dative	correspondeme	correspondete	correspondele	correspondenos	not used	correspondeles
	accusative	correspondeme	correspondete	correspondelo, correspondela	correspondenos	not used	correspondelos, correspondelas
with formal second-person singular imperative corresponda	dative	correspóndame	not used	correspóndale, correspóndase	correspóndanos	not used	correspóndales
	accusative	correspóndame	not used	correspóndalo, correspóndala, correspóndase	correspóndanos	not used	correspóndalos, correspóndalas
with first-person plural imperative correspondamos	dative	not used	correspondámoste	correspondámosle	correspondámonos	correspondámoos	correspondámosles
	accusative	not used	correspondámoste	correspondámoslo, correspondámosla	correspondámonos	correspondámoos	correspondámoslos, correspondámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative corresponded	dative	correspondedme	not used	correspondedle	correspondednos	correspondeos	correspondedles
	accusative	correspondedme	not used	correspondedlo, correspondedla	correspondednos	correspondeos	correspondedlos, correspondedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative correspondan	dative	correspóndanme	not used	correspóndanle	correspóndannos	not used	correspóndanles, correspóndanse
	accusative	correspóndanme	not used	correspóndanlo, correspóndanla	correspóndannos	not used	correspóndanlos, correspóndanlas, correspóndanse

Derived terms

• amor no correspondido

Related terms

• correspondencia
• correspondente

Further reading

• “corresponder”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025