resp.
The verdict
“resp.” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adverb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 5
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Abréviation de «respectivement», utilisée fréquemment en mathématiques pour établir une correspondance entre deux faits similaires.
Corpus desk
Index FR-resp · resp. · French
resp. · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | resp. |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « resp. » en français
Rare enough to double-check
resp. is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadverb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Abréviation de «respectivement», utilisée fréquemment en mathématiques pour établir une correspondance entre deux faits similaires.".
Zero misspellings are on record for resp. in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is resp., spelled R-E-S-P-..
Definition
- 1Abréviation de «respectivement», utilisée fréquemment en mathématiques pour établir une correspondance entre deux faits similaires.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how resp. appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Si n est pair (resp. impair) alors n+1 est impair (resp. pair)
On appelle rotation ou isométrie positive (resp. négative) de E toute isométrie de E ayant un déterminant positif (resp. négatif.).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.