receptor

/[resepˈt̪oɾ]/ adj

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#9,527

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

receptor is anSpanishadj. It means: Que recepta o recibe. Pronounced [resepˈt̪oɾ]. It ranks #9,527 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with rector and redentor.

Key facts for receptor
PropertyValue
Headwordreceptor
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdj
IPA[resepˈt̪oɾ]
Letters8
Frequency rank#9,527
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of receptor in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for receptor is 8 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [resepˈt̪oɾ]. Corpus data places it at rank #9,527 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for receptor, with forms such as "erceptor", "rceeptor", and "recceptor". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "rector", "redentor", "receptora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is receptor, spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Que recepta o recibe.
  2. 2
    Dícese del motor que recibe la energía de un generador instalado a distancia.
  3. 3
    Dícese del aparato que sirve para recibir las señales eléctricas, telegráficas o telefónicas.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: erceptor,rceeptor,recceptor,recepotr,recepptor,receptorr,receptro,recepttor,recetpor,recpetor,reecptor,reseptor,rreceptor

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for receptor

Misspelling Variants of "receptor"

erceptor8rceeptor8recceptor9recepotr8recepptor9receptorr9receptro8recepttor9
Misspelling Variants of "receptor"

Frequency rank: #9,527 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "receptor"?
"receptor" is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-O-R. The IPA pronunciation is [resepˈt̪oɾ].
What does "receptor" mean?
As an adj, "receptor" means: Que recepta o recibe.
What words are commonly confused with "receptor"?
"receptor" is commonly confused with "rector", "redentor", "receptora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "receptor"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "receptor" is [resepˈt̪oɾ]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "receptor" come from?
"receptor" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.