Which to use
“responsabilidad” is a noun and “responsabiliza” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,123
- “responsabilidad” frequency rank
- #39,971
- “responsabiliza” frequency rank
- 41094
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responsabilidad | responsabiliza |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Obligación y/o capacidad de responder a los actos propios y en algunos casos de los ajenos. | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de responsabilizar. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set responsabilidad and responsabiliza apart are highlighted. They share 13 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: responsabilidad is [respõnsaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞] while responsabiliza is [respõnsaβ̞iˈlisa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 41094, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
responsabilidad is recorded at frequency rank #1,123, classified as anoun, pronounced [respõnsaβ̞iliˈð̞að̞]. responsabiliza is at rank #39,971, tagged as averb, pronounced [respõnsaβ̞iˈlisa].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 41094, this pair ranks #155,528 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of responsabilidad vs responsabiliza
Shared letters: abeilnoprs. Private to "responsabilidad": d. Private to "responsabiliza": z.
"responsabilidad" · 15 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVCVC · "responsabiliza" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- responsabilidad ← ersponsabilidad · repsonsabilidad · resopnsabilidad · respnosabilidad · responasbilidad · responnsabilidad · responsabbilidad · responsabiildad
- responsabiliza ← ersponsabiliza · repsonsabiliza · resopnsabiliza · respnosabiliza · responasbiliza · responnsabiliza · responsabbiliza · responsabiilza
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "responsabilidad" and "responsabiliza" be used interchangeably?
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Remembering responsabilidad vs responsabiliza
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “responsabilidad”; for a verb, it's “responsabiliza”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “responsabilidad” entry
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