responsa

noun

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The verdict

“responsa” is an uncommon Portuguese word, ranked #59,378 in Portuguese word frequency and used as a noun.

#59,378
frequency rank, Portuguese
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - encargo pelo qual se responde ou se é responsável

Key facts for responsa
PropertyValue
Headwordresponsa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “responsa” sits in Portuguese 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). responsa lands here:

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

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for responsa is 8 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #59,378 in overall Portuguese word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "encargo pelo qual se responde ou se é responsável".

Zero misspellings are on record for responsa in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Portuguese form is responsa, spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    encargo pelo qual se responde ou se é responsável

Synonyms

responsabilidade

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "responsa"?
"responsa" is spelled R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A.
What does "responsa" mean?
As a noun, "responsa" means: encargo pelo qual se responde ou se é responsável
What language does "responsa" come from?
"responsa" is a Portuguese 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 “responsa”

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

  • The one correct Portuguese spelling is R-E-S-P-O-N-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more Portuguese words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Portuguese words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list