prescribed
pre·scribed/pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/adjective, verb
prescribed is spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-B-E-D: 10 letters and 2 syllables (pre·scribed). It appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, prescribed means “Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in prescribed?
| Letters | 10: P-R-E-S-C-R-I-B-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pre·scribed |
| In writing | 8.1 times per million words; the 8,146th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is prescribed?
Prescribed appears 8.1 times per million words in written English, the 8,146th 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 prescribed?
- /pɹəˈskɹaɪbd/
Prescribed has 2 syllables, split pre·scribed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-prescribed.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prescribed
- more prescribed comparative
- most prescribed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prescribed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Of a procedure, specified to a great degree of detail; established as following a strict procedure or set of rules.
Short-term energy monitoring tuning follows a very prescribed procedure; building shell parameters are adjusted first, then HVAC efficiency.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of prescribe
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Prescribed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense Translations:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | prescripto |
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.