receptiva
[resepˈt̪iβ̞a]
The verdict
“receptiva” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #52,499 among 48,955 “R” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,499
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 48,955
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forma del femenino de receptivo.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | receptiva |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | [resepˈt̪iβ̞a] |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #52,499 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “receptiva” sits in Spanish frequency
Rare enough to double-check
receptiva is uncommon Spanish at frequency #52,499 among 48,955 “R” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed [resepˈt̪iβ̞a]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forma del femenino de receptivo.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for receptiva in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable Spanish patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is receptiva, spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-A.
Definition
- 1Forma del femenino de receptivo.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “receptiva”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [resepˈt̪iβ̞a] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.