recept
/ˈɹiːsɛpt/noun
recept is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, recept means “An idea that is formed by the repetition of percepts” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of recept is recepts.
How many letters and syllables are in recept?
| Letters | 6: R-E-C-E-P-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 38 million words; the 189,524th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is recept?
Recept appears about once in every 38 million words in written English, the 189,524th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce recept?
- US /ˈɹiːsɛpt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-recept.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of recept
- recepts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does recept mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An idea that is formed by the repetition of percepts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does recept come from?
From Latin receptum (“thing received”), neuter singular of receptus, perfect passive participle of recipiō (“take back; receive”). Doublet of receipt. Coined by G.J. Romanes in 1888.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).