# response

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈspɒns/ · frequency rank #1,000

## Definitions
1. An answer or reply, or something in the nature of an answer or reply.
2. The act of responding or replying; reply: as, to speak in response to a question.
3. An oracular answer.
4. A verse, sentence, phrase, or word said or sung by the choir or congregation in sequence or reply to the priest or officiant.
5. A versicle or anthem said or sung during or after a lection; a respond or responsory.
6. A reply to an objection in formal disputation.
7. An online advertising performance metric representing one click-through from an online ad to its destination URL.
8. A reaction to a stimulus or provocation.

## Etymology
From Middle English respounse, respons, from Old French respons, respuns, responce, ultimately from the Latin respōnsum, a nominal use of the neuter form of respōnsus, the perfect passive participle of respondeō, from re (“again”) + spondeō (“promise”). Doublet of responsum.

## Easily confused with
- **responsive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/response-vs-responsive)
- **repose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/repose-vs-response)
- **respond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respond-vs-response)
- **responded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/responded-vs-response)
- **responder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/responder-vs-response)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ersponse`, `repsonse`, `resopnse`, `respnose`, `respones`, `responnse`, `responsse`, `resposne`, `respponse`, `ressponse`, `rresponse`, `rseponse`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/response