correctivo
Spanish, noun[korekˈt̪iβ̞o]
correctivo is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-V-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 40,689th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Correctivo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “corrective, punishment” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o cosa que sirve para corregir, contrarrestar o mejorar”.
What does correctivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
corrective
noun
- 1
masculinecorrective, punishment
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que elimina errores o mejora algo defectuoso. 2. Se dice de una sustancia que contrarresta los efectos indeseables de un medicamento. 3. Que expresa oposición, diferencia o contraste.
noun: 1. Acción o cosa que sirve para corregir, contrarrestar o mejorar. 2. Sanción, generalmente leve, para corregir una conducta.
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 correctivo
- correctiva feminine
- correctivos masculine plural
- correctivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce correctivo?
- [korekˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to correctivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is correctivo in Spanish?
correctivo 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).