lícito
Spanish, adjective
lícito is spelled L-Í-C-I-T-O (6 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 33,004th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Lícito is a Spanish adjective meaning “licit” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). Without its accent, licito is a different word: “first-person singular present indicative of licitar”. With an accent, licitó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of licitar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que es admisible o permitido por la ley o las normas”.
What does lícito mean in English?
adjective
- 1
licit
- 2
just, fair
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of licitar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of licitar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que es admisible o permitido por la ley o las normas. 2. Que tiene la calidad, justicia y razón debidas según parámetros establecidos.
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 lícito
- lícita feminine
- lícitos masculine plural
- lícitas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to lícito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is lícito in Spanish?
lícito appears 1.1 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).