précis
/ˈpɹeɪsi/
"precis" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“précis” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
Corpus desk
Index EN-precis · précis · English
précis · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "P" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | précis |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɹeɪsi/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “précis” in English
Rare enough to double-check
précis is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɹeɪsi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.".
précis has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise. The correct English form is précis, spelled P-R-É-C-I-S.
Definition
- 1A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how précis appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
I know she goes in for giving a rapid precis of all her guests.
the computer is functioning, lights on it softly blinking as it produces on the screen beside it a series of graphs — ten years' worth of annual reports, a précis of Data General Corporation's financial history.
Etymology
Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.