lector
Spanish, noun/leɡˈtoɾ/
lector is spelled L-E-C-T-O-R (6 letters) and appears 22 times per million words in written Spanish, the 3,621st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lector is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “reader (a person who reads)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que lee o se expresa en su propia lengua en una universidad con fines didácticos”.
What does lector mean in English?
adjective
- 1
reading
- 2
reading aloud to other people
noun
- 1
masculinereader (a person who reads)
- 2
masculinereader (a person who reads a publication)
noun
- 1
masculinereader
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que lee o tiene el hábito de la lectura. 2. Que lee en voz alta. 3. Referido a un dispositivo electrónico; que procesa la información de un determinado soporte para convertirla en un tipo de señal que permita su reproducción. Lector de DVD.
noun: 1. Persona que lee o se expresa en su propia lengua en una universidad con fines didácticos. 2. Católico seglar que lee pasajes bíblicos en actos litúrgicos.
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 lector
- lectora feminine
- lectores masculine plural
- lectoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce lector?
- /leɡˈtoɾ/
- [leɣ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- [lekˈt̪oɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to lector
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lector in Spanish?
lector appears 22 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).