preceito
Portuguese, noun/pɾeˈsej.tu/
preceito is spelled P-R-E-C-E-I-T-O (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese, the 42,362nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preceito is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “precept (rule or principle governing personal conduct)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “comando ou ordem dado como regra de conduta”.
What does preceito mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineprecept (rule or principle governing personal conduct)
- 2
masculineteaching (something taught by a religious or philosophical authority)
- 3
masculineprescription (piece of advice)
- 4
masculinecondition; requirement
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. comando ou ordem dado como regra de conduta 2. uma injunção relativa à conduta moral 3. maneira como se faz a oferenda para determinado orixá do candomblé
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of preceito
- preceitos plural
- preceipto alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preceito?
- Brazil /pɾeˈsej.tu/
- Brazil [pɾeˈseɪ̯.tu]
- Portugal /pɾɨˈsɐj.tu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preceito
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preceito in Portuguese?
preceito appears about once in every 2 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).