responsável
Portuguese, noun/ʁes.põˈsa.vew/
responsável is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “person in charge, manager” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “aquele que é responsável por algo”.
What does responsável mean in English?
adjective
- 1
femininemasculineresponsible
ser responsável por
- 2
femininemasculineliable, accountable, answerable
noun
- 1
femininemasculineperson in charge, manager
- 2
femininemasculinea legal guardian; a person who holds custody over and/or otherwise takes care of a minor or handicapped individual
Você é o responsável dela?
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. que tem que cumprir obrigações suas ou alheias 2. que responde pelos seus atos ou pelos de outrem
noun: 1. aquele que é responsável por algo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of responsável
- responsáveis plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce responsável?
- Brazil /ʁes.põˈsa.vew/
- Brazil [hes.põˈsa.veʊ̯]
- /ʁeʃ.põˈsa.vew/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to responsável
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is responsável in Portuguese?
responsável appears 117 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).