responsable
[respõnˈsaβ̞le]
The verdict
“responsable” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #1,394 in Spanish word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #1,394
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 11
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Persona capaz y comprometida a responder por los actos propios o ajenos.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | responsable |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [respõnˈsaβ̞le] |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #1,394 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “responsable” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for responsable is 11 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [respõnˈsaβ̞le]. Corpus data places it at rank #1,394 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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
- 1Persona capaz y comprometida a responder por los actos propios o ajenos.
- 2Persona cabalmente cumplidora de sus deberes y obligaciones.
- 3Agente causante de alguna circunstancia generalmente desfavorable.
- 4Persona sensata, capaz de sopesar las consecuencias antes de tomar una decisión, de un modo especial en asuntos delicados.
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.
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.
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Using “responsable”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [respõnˈsaβ̞le] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “responsables” - see the side-by-side comparison. responsable vs responsables
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.