responsabilise

\ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\

/\ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\/ verb

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The verdict

“responsabilise” is uncommon French (frequency #81,506 among 507,453 “R” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,506
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de responsabiliser.

Key facts for responsabilise
PropertyValue
Headwordresponsabilise
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\
Letters14
Frequency rank#81,506
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “responsabilise” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). responsabilise lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

responsabilise is uncommon French at frequency #81,506 among 507,453 “R” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for responsabilise in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is responsabilise, spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-I-L-I-S-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de responsabiliser.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de responsabiliser.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de responsabiliser.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de responsabiliser.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de responsabiliser.

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "responsabilise"?
"responsabilise" is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-I-L-I-S-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\.
What does "responsabilise" mean?
As a verb, "responsabilise" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de responsabiliser.
How do you pronounce "responsabilise"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "responsabilise" is \ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "responsabilise" come from?
"responsabilise" is a French 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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Using “responsabilise”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-I-L-I-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sa.bi.liz\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list