relapso
Spanish, adjective/reˈlabso/
relapso is spelled R-E-L-A-P-S-O (7 letters) and appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish, the 244,405th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Relapso is a Spanish adjective meaning “returning to sin after repenting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Que reincide, tras haber hecho contrición, en un pecado o herejía”.
What does relapso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
returning to sin after repenting
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que reincide, tras haber hecho contrición, en un pecado o herejía. 2. En particular, que ha sido considerado como tal por la Inquisición y en tal condición condenado a la hoguera u otra pena.
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 relapso
- relapsa feminine
- relapsos masculine plural
- relapsas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce relapso?
- /reˈlabso/
- [reˈlaβ̞.so]
- [reˈlapso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is relapso in Spanish?
relapso appears about once in every 48 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).