responsable

[respõnˈsaβ̞le]

/[respõnˈsaβ̞le]/ adj

The verdict

“responsable” has 18 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #1,394. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,394
frequency rank, Spanish
4,151
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Persona capaz y comprometida a responder por los actos propios o ajenos.

Corpus desk

Index ES-responsable · responsable · Spanish

responsable · rank #1,394 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,394
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH raro

Nearest frequency peer: raro (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “responsable”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “responsable” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

responsable vs responsables
92% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for responsable
PropertyValue
Headwordresponsable
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[respõnˈsaβ̞le]
Letters11
Frequency rank#1,394
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “responsable”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.responsablecae aquí:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “raro” (#1,393), “Rusia” (#1,395), “principalmente” (#1,392). Entre 4,151 lemas con “R”, “responsable” va en #1,394. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around responsable (IPA [respõnˈsaβ̞le]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #1,394 among 4,151 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for responsable, with forms such as "ersponsable", "repsonsable", and "resopnsable". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "responsables", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is responsable, spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Persona capaz y comprometida a responder por los actos propios o ajenos.
  2. 2
    Persona cabalmente cumplidora de sus deberes y obligaciones.
  3. 3
    Agente causante de alguna circunstancia generalmente desfavorable.
  4. 4
    Persona sensata, capaz de sopesar las consecuencias antes de tomar una decisión, de un modo especial en asuntos delicados.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how responsable appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. es un trabajador muy responsable
  2. Los rayos ultravioleta son los responsables de las quemaduras en la piel al tomar sol

Synonyms

Antonyms

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ersponsable
  • repsonsable
  • resopnsable
  • respnosable
  • responasble
  • responnsable
  • responsabble
  • responsabel
  • responsablle
  • responsalbe
  • responsavle
  • responsbale
  • responssable
  • resposnable
  • respponsable
  • ressponsable
  • rresponsable
  • rseponsable

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of responsable - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ersponsable2repsonsable2resopnsable2respnosable2responasble2responnsable1responsabble1responsabel2
Edit distance from "responsable"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "responsable"?
"responsable" is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is [respõnˈsaβ̞le].
What does "responsable" mean?
As an adjective, "responsable" means: Persona capaz y comprometida a responder por los actos propios o ajenos.
What words are commonly confused with "responsable"?
"responsable" is commonly confused with "responsables". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "responsable"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "responsable" is [respõnˈsaβ̞le]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "responsable" come from?
"responsable" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "responsable", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list