precepto
Spanish, noun/pɾeˈθebto/
precepto is spelled P-R-E-C-E-P-T-O (8 letters) and appears 1.1 times per million words in written Spanish, the 32,530th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Precepto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “precept, rule” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello”.
What does precepto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprecept, rule
- 2
masculineprinciple
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Mandamiento u ordenanza dada por una persona que tiene autorización para ello. 2. Regla o instrucción obligatoria que hay que seguir en un proceso o para lograr cierto resultado. 3. Cada uno de los mandamientos del decálogo, de la ley de Dios.
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 precepto
- preceptos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce precepto?
- /pɾeˈθebto/
- [pɾeˈθeβ̞.t̪o]
- /pɾeˈsebto/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to precepto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is precepto in Spanish?
precepto 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).