prescript
/ˈpɹiːskɹɪpt/noun, adjective
prescript is spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-P-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, prescript means “Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of prescript is prescripts.
How many letters and syllables are in prescript?
| Letters | 9: P-R-E-S-C-R-I-P-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 35 million words; the 182,517th 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 prescript?
Prescript appears about once in every 35 million words in written English, the 182,517th 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 prescript?
- /ˈpɹiːskɹɪpt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-prescript.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of prescript
- prescripts plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does prescript mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Something prescribed; a rule, regulation or dictate.
- 2
obsoleteA medical prescription.
adjective
- 1
Directed; prescribed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does prescript come from?
Latin praescriptum: compare Old French prescript.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).