preceptivo
Spanish, adjective/pɾeθebˈtibo/
preceptivo is spelled P-R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish, the 64,424th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preceptivo is a Spanish adjective meaning “obligatory, mandatory, prescriptive” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does preceptivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
obligatory, mandatory, prescriptive.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of preceptivo
- preceptiva feminine
- preceptivos masculine plural
- preceptivas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preceptivo?
- /pɾeθebˈtibo/
- [pɾe.θeβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
- /pɾesebˈtibo/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is preceptivo in Spanish?
preceptivo appears about once in every 3 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).