receptor
Spanish, noun/reθebˈtoɾ/
receptor is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R (8 letters) and appears 6.9 times per million words in written Spanish, the 9,416th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Receptor is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “receiver, receptor, recipient” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Persona que recibe un mensaje”.
What does receptor mean in English?
adjective
- 1
receiving
noun
- 1
masculinereceiver, receptor, recipient
- 2
masculinecatcher
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que recepta o recibe. 2. Dícese del motor que recibe la energía de un generador instalado a distancia. 3. Dícese del aparato que sirve para recibir las señales eléctricas, telegráficas o telefónicas.
noun: 1. Persona que recibe un mensaje.
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 receptor
- receptora feminine
- receptores masculine plural
- receptoras feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce receptor?
- /reθebˈtoɾ/
- [re.θeβ̞ˈt̪oɾ]
- /resebˈtoɾ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to receptor
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is receptor in Spanish?
receptor appears 6.9 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).