responsable
French, noun/ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl/
responsable is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A-B-L-E (11 letters) and appears 81 times per million words in written French, the 1,026th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Responsable is a French feminine noun meaning “person in charge, manager” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Personne qui est responsable de quelque chose”.
What does responsable mean in English?
adjective
- 1
responsible
noun
- 1
femininemasculineperson in charge, manager
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Qui doit répondre de ses propres actions ou de celles des autres, qui doit être garant de quelque chose.
noun: 1. Personne qui est responsable de quelque chose. 2. Personne qui exerce une fonction importante dans une organisation, une administration.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of responsable
- responsables plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce responsable?
- /ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl/
- \ʁɛs.pɔ̃.sabl\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to responsable
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is responsable in French?
responsable appears 81 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).