apelativo
Spanish, noun/apelaˈtibo/
apelativo is spelled A-P-E-L-A-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 39,622nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Apelativo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “surname (family name)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does apelativo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
appellative (of or relating to ascribing names)
- 2
appellational; appealing (making an appeal)
noun
- 1
masculinesurname (family name)
- 2
masculineepithet (term used to characterize)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Adjetivo usado para apellidar o calificar una persona o cosa. 2. Expresión lingüística que pretende influir en el interlocutor.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of apelativo
- apelativa feminine
- apelativos masculine plural
- apelativas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce apelativo?
- /apelaˈtibo/
- [a.pe.laˈt̪i.β̞o]
- [apelaˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to apelativo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is apelativo in Spanish?
apelativo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).