precision
/pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/noun, adjective
precision is spelled P-R-E-C-I-S-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, precision means “The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of precision is precisions.
How many letters and syllables are in precision?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-C-I-S-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 10 times per million words; the 7,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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 precision?
Precision appears 10 times per million words in written English, the 7,009th 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 precision?
- US /pɹɪˈsɪʒ.ən/
- US [pɹɪˈsɪʒ.n̩]
- /pɹəˈsəʒ.ən/
Precision has 3 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-precision.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with precision?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as precision from its last stressed vowel (/ɪʒən/):
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 precision
- precisions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does precision mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of being precise or exact; especially, both exact and accurate.
Near-synonyms: exactitude, exactness; accuracy
- 2
The ability of a measurement to be reproduced consistently.
Near-synonyms: repeatability; reproducibility
- 3
The number of significant digits to which a value may be measured reliably.
- 4
A bidding system that makes use of many artificial bids to describe a hand quite precisely.
adjective
- 1
Used for exact or precise measurement.
precision instruments
- 2
Made, or characterized by accuracy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate precision?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of precision: prec..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Precision in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | précision |
| German | Präzision, Genauigkeit , Messpräzision, Wiederholgenauigkeit |
| Portuguese | precisão , de precisão |
| Spanish | exactitud, precisión |
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 precision come from?
From Middle French precision. Equivalent to precise + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).