preceptor
Spanish, noun/pɾeθebˈtoɾ/
preceptor is spelled P-R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 42,860th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preceptor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “preceptor” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Maestro, persona que instruye”.
What does preceptor mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinepreceptor
- 2
Latin-Americamasculineteacher
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Maestro, persona que instruye. 2. Antiguamente, persona que tenía por oficio enseñar gramática latina. 3. En los colegios secundarios, persona encargada de asesorar a los alumnos con los trámites burocráticos. Es además quien suele informar periódicamente las noticias relevantes y quien se encarga de tramitar las amonestaciones y sanciones.
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 preceptor
- preceptores plural
- preceptora feminine
- preceptoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preceptor?
- /pɾeθebˈtoɾ/
- [pɾe.θeβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- /pɾesebˈtoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preceptor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preceptor in Spanish?
preceptor appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).