defectivo
Spanish, adjective/defeɡˈtibo/
defectivo is spelled D-E-F-E-C-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish, the 208,740th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Defectivo is a Spanish adjective meaning “defective” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que tiene defectos o carencias”.
What does defectivo mean in English?
adjective
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defective
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que tiene defectos o carencias. 2. Verbo defectivo (que no se conjuga en todos los modos, tiempos o personas).
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 defectivo
- defectiva feminine
- defectivos masculine plural
- defectivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce defectivo?
- /defeɡˈtibo/
- [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
- [d̪efekˈt̪iβ̞o]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to defectivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is defectivo in Spanish?
defectivo appears about once in every 34 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).