presa
noun
presa is spelled P-R-E-S-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, presa means “A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of presa is presas.
How many letters and syllables are in presa?
| Letters | 5: P-R-E-S-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th 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; 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 presa?
Presa appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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).
What rhymes with presa?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as presa.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: spare, spear, parse, asper, prase.
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 presa
- presas plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does presa mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A symbol, such as ※ or :S:, used to indicate where a voice is to begin singing in a canon or round.
- 2
USA temporary dam, dyke or reservoir.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does presa come from?
Borrowed from Italian presa (“capture, seizure”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).