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Responsability or responsibility?

Did you mean responsibility? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.

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responsability

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responsibility

Letter by letter
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Correct spelling: responsibility. Misspelling: responsability.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

Memory tip

Responsible becomes responsibility: the I stays, respons-I-bility.

Why people write “responsability”

The misspelling “responsability” is only one letter off: it writes A where responsibility has I, an easy slip because in an unstressed syllable both vowels can sound like the same soft "uh".

Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make responsibility automatic.

Other misspellings of “responsibility”

People also write “responsiblity”. Here is where each one goes wrong.

“responsiblity”

Letter by letter
CorrectWrong

Correct spelling: responsibility. Misspelling: responsiblity.

letters the misspelling gets wrong or leaves out letters that shouldn't be there

The misspelling “responsiblity” is only one letter off: it leaves out the I.

What does “responsibility” mean?

responsibility noun

  1. the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

    “we must instill a sense of duty in our children”

    Synonyms:dutyobligation

  2. the proper sphere or extent of your activities

    “it was his province to take care of himself”

    Synonyms:province

  3. a form of trustworthiness; the trait of being answerable to someone for something or being responsible for one's conduct

    “he holds a position of great responsibility”

    Synonyms:responsibleness

Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry

“Responsibility” in a sentence

  • Taking care of a pet is a big responsibility.
  • We must instill a sense of duty in our children.
  • It was his province to take care of himself.
  • He holds a position of great responsibility.

Is “responsibility” a playable word?

r 1e 1s 1p 3o 1n 1s 1i 1b 3i 1l 1i 1t 1y 4

21 points in Scrabble · 24 in Words With Friends

  • Scrabble (US)
  • Scrabble (UK)
  • Words With Friends

“responsability” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from RESPONSIBILITY.

Responsibility: quick answers

Is it responsability or responsibility?
The correct spelling is responsibility. “responsability” is a misspelling: it does not appear in standard dictionaries or in the Scrabble and Words With Friends word lists. “responsiblity” is wrong too.
How can I remember how to spell responsibility?
Responsible becomes responsibility: the I stays, respons-I-bility.
What does responsibility mean?
Responsibility means: the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force.