receptivo
Portuguese, adjective/ʁe.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vu/
receptivo is spelled R-E-C-E-P-T-I-V-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese, the 35,057th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Receptivo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “receptive (able to receive something)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “pessoa que aceita ou recebe bem alguma coisa”.
What does receptivo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
receptive (able to receive something)
- 2
receptive (willing to accept new ideas or concepts)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. pessoa que aceita ou recebe bem alguma coisa 2. que recebe uma outra coisa com facilidade 3. papel que, durante a impressão, é capaz de receber facilmente a tinta 4. receptor que o torna capaz de assimilar sinais de comunicação
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 receptivo
- receptiva feminine
- receptivos masculine plural
- receptivas feminine plural
- recetivo alternative Portugal
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce receptivo?
- Brazil /ʁe.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- Brazil [he.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- Brazil /ʁe.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to receptivo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is receptivo in Portuguese?
receptivo appears about once in every 1 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).