recepção
Portuguese, noun/ʁe.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/
recepção is spelled R-E-C-E-P-Ç-Ã-O (8 letters) and appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 3,969th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Recepção is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “reception (act of receiving)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “receber (o ato, efeito de)”.
What does recepção mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininereception (act of receiving)
- 2
femininereception, front desk (the desk of a hotel, office etc. where guests are received)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. receber (o ato, efeito de) 2. seção ou parte encarregada de recepcionar pessoas em estabelecimentos 3. reunião formal para dar as boas vindas a alguém 4. qualidade dos sinais de rádio e televisão
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 recepção
- recepções plural
- receção alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce recepção?
- Brazil /ʁe.sepˈsɐ̃w̃/
- Brazil [he.sepˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
- Brazil /ʁe.se.piˈsɐ̃w̃/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to recepção
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is recepção in Portuguese?
recepção appears 21 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).