responsa

noun

The verdict

“responsa” is uncommon Portuguese (frequency #59,378 among 963 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,378
frequency rank, Portuguese
963
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - encargo pelo qual se responde ou se é responsável

Corpus desk

Index PT-responsa · responsa · Portuguese

responsa · rank #59,378 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,378
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 963
  • PHOTO-FINISH riba

Nearest frequency peer: riba (+4 rank slots)

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.

Ranks da cauda longa perto de “responsa”

Faixa escassa: as barras invertem o rank para o raro ler-se mais curto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista da cauda longa: onde “responsa” se situa face a ranks portugueses igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for responsa
PropertyValue
Headwordresponsa
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Frequency rank#59,378
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cauda longa: rank de “responsa” em português

A frequência vai do punhado de palavras do dia a dia (esquerda) à cauda longa quase nunca usada (direita).responsacai nesta cauda de raridade:

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

O eixo é logarítmico: cada tick marca cerca de dez vezes menos frequência. Vizinhos raros da mesma faixa: “riba” (#59,382), “ribanceira” (#59,383), “rebolado” (#59,368). Entre 963 lemas com “R”, “responsa” fica em #59,378. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

responsa is uncommon Portuguese at frequency #59,378 among 963 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how responsa appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Isso fica na responsa de quem?

Synonyms

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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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "responsa", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list