verantwortlich
\fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç\
The verdict
“verantwortlich” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Responsable.
Corpus desk
Index FR-verantwortlich · verantwortlich · French
verantwortlich · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | verantwortlich |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç\ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
verantwortlich is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \fɛɐ̯ˈʔantvɔʁtlɪç\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for verantwortlich, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is verantwortlich, spelled V-E-R-A-N-T-W-O-R-T-L-I-C-H.
Definition
- 1Responsable.
- 2Qui implique la responsabilité.
- 3Qui est la cause, l'origin.
- 4verantwortlich machen: Rendre responsable, imputer, incriminer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how verantwortlich appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Ich bin für diese Katastrophe nicht verantwortlich.
Denn – mit Verlaub, sagt Blake – wenn ein Gesundheitsminister das Budget kürzt, hier einen Scanner streicht, dort einen Arzt und da noch eine Intensivstation, dann dürfte ihm doch klar sein, dass er damit die Existenz von ein paar tausend Unbekannten erheblich verkürzt. Verantwortlich, aber nicht schuldig. Das alte Lied.
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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.