Which to use
“responsable” and “responsables” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,394
- “responsable” frequency rank
- #2,577
- “responsables” frequency rank
- 3971
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | responsable | responsables |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Persona capaz y comprometida a responder por los actos propios o ajenos. | Forma del plural de responsable. |
Where the eye mixes responsable and responsables
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses responsable with responsables
A purely visual mix-up. responsable ([respõnˈsaβ̞le]) and responsables ([respõnˈsaβ̞les]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “responsable” sits inside “responsables”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 3971, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
responsable is recorded at frequency rank #1,394, classified as anadj, pronounced [respõnˈsaβ̞le]. responsables is at rank #2,577, tagged as anadj, pronounced [respõnˈsaβ̞les].
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 3971, this pair ranks #317,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of responsable vs responsables
Shared letters: abelnoprs. Private to "responsable": -. Private to "responsables": -.
"responsable" · 11 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCV · "responsables" · 12 letters · shape CVCCVCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- responsable ← ersponsable · repsonsable · resopnsable · respnosable · responasble · responnsable · responsabble · responsabel
- responsables ← ersponsables · repsonsables · resopnsables · respnosables · responasbles · responnsables · responsabbles · responsabels
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "responsable" for "responsables" ever safe?
In ordinary Spanish text, does "responsable" or "responsables" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "responsable" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "responsables" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #317,160 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.