# responsive

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈspɒn.sɪv/ · frequency rank #11,280

## Definitions
1. Answering, replying or responding
2. Able to receive and respond to external stimuli.
3. Using antiphons; antiphonal.
4. Susceptible to the feelings of others.
5. Automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space.
6. Suited to something else; correspondent.
7. Responsible.

## Etymology
From Middle French responsif, from Late Latin responsivus.

## Easily confused with
- **response** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/response-vs-responsive)
- **responsible** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/responsible-vs-responsive)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ersponsive`, `repsonsive`, `resopnsive`, `respnosive`, `responisve`, `responnsive`, `responsiev`, `responsivve`, `responssive`, `responsvie`, `resposnive`, `respponsive`, `ressponsive`, `rresponsive`, `rseponsive`

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