cripta
Spanish, noun/ˈkɾibta/
cripta is spelled C-R-I-P-T-A (6 letters) and appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish, the 29,514th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cripta is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “crypt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Espacio arquitectónico subterráneo en que se enterraba a los seres fallecidos”.
What does cripta mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininecrypt
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Espacio arquitectónico subterráneo en que se enterraba a los seres fallecidos. 2. Piso subterráneo destinado al culto en una iglesia. 3. Oquedad de una parénquima.
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 cripta
- criptas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cripta?
- /ˈkɾibta/
- [ˈkɾiβ̞.t̪a]
- [ˈkɾipt̪a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cripta
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cripta in Spanish?
cripta appears 1.3 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).