excepto
Spanish, preposition
excepto is spelled E-X-C-E-P-T-O (7 letters) and appears 39 times per million words in written Spanish, the 2,209th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Excepto is a Spanish preposition meaning “except” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of exceptar. With an accent, exceptó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of exceptar”.
What does excepto mean in English?
preposition
- 1
except
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of exceptar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of exceptar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. Indica una circunstancia que constituye la excepción a una regla general.
conjunction: 1. Indica que algo o alguien constituye la excepción de un conjunto.
adjective: 1. Sin dependencia.
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 excepto
- exceptos plural
- excepta feminine
- exceptas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to excepto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is excepto in Spanish?
excepto appears 39 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).