rapto
Spanish, noun
rapto is spelled R-A-P-T-O (5 letters) and appears 1.6 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,332nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Rapto is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “abduction; kidnapping” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of raptar. With an accent, raptó is a different word: “third-person singular preterite indicative of raptar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Acción o efecto de raptar”.
What does rapto mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineabduction; kidnapping
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of raptar
verb
- 1
third-person singular preterite indicative of raptar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Acción o efecto de raptar. 2. Impulso brusco de alguna persona ocasionado por algún tipo de estado pasional. 3. Estado del alma caracterizado por un sentimiento bastante intenso a tal punto que deja de tener contacto con lo que le rodea. 4. Retención de una o varias personas, con el objetivo de pedir rescate. Se hace ya sea con fines políticos o económicos.
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 rapto
- raptos plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to rapto
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is rapto in Spanish?
rapto appears 1.6 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).