precis
/ˈpɹeɪsi/noun, verb
precis is spelled P-R-E-C-I-S: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, precis means “Alternative spelling of précis” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of precis is preces or precises.
How many letters and syllables are in precis?
| Letters | 6: P-R-E-C-I-S |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 8 million words; the 84,254th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is precis?
Precis appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 84,254th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce precis?
- /ˈpɹeɪsi/
Precis has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-precis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with precis?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as precis.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spicer, cripes, crepis.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of precis
- preces plural
- precises plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- precising participle, present
- precised participle, past
- précises present, singular, he/she/it
- précising participle, present
- précised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Alternative spelling of précis.
noun
- 1
A summary or brief: a concise or abridged statement or view.
verb
- 1
to write a précis of a work; to summarise, abridge
verb
- 1
Alternative form of précis.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Precis in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense concise statement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Zusammenfassung, Inhaltsangabe |
| Spanish | resumen |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does precis come from?
Borrowed from French précis (“summary”), from a substantive use of its adjectival sense "precise". Doublet of precise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).