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ilícito

Spanish, adjective/iˈliθito/

ilícito is spelled I-L-Í-C-I-T-O (7 letters) and appears 3.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,777th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ilícito is a Spanish adjective meaning “illicit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que está fuera de lo legal, de lo moral o de las reglas establecidas”.

What does ilícito mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    illicit

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Que está fuera de lo legal, de lo moral o de las reglas establecidas.

noun: 1. Acto contrario a la ley, especialmente si es incruento.

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 ilícito

  • ilícita feminine
  • ilícitos masculine plural
  • ilícitas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce ilícito?

  • /iˈliθito/
  • [iˈli.θi.t̪o]
  • /iˈlisito/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to ilícito

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is ilícito in Spanish?

ilícito appears 3.7 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).

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