críptico
Spanish, adjective/ˈkɾibtiko/
críptico is spelled C-R-Í-P-T-I-C-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish, the 72,568th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Críptico is a Spanish adjective meaning “cryptic” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que resulta incomprensible o enigmático para quien no posee una clave de interpretación adecuada”.
What does críptico mean in English?
adjective
- 1
cryptic
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que resulta incomprensible o enigmático para quien no posee una clave de interpretación adecuada. 2. Perteneciente o relativo a la criptografía o al lenguaje cifrado. 3. Que permite a un individuo camuflarse en el entorno.
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 críptico
- críptica feminine
- crípticos masculine plural
- crípticas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce críptico?
- /ˈkɾibtiko/
- [ˈkɾiβ̞.t̪i.ko]
- [ˈkɾipt̪iko]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to críptico
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is críptico in Spanish?
críptico appears about once in every 4 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).