pressure
pres·sure/ˈpɹɛʃə/noun, verb
pressure is spelled P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pres·sure). It appears 102 times per million words in written English, the 1,048th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pressure means “A pressing; a force applied to a surface” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pressure is pressures.
How many letters and syllables are in pressure?
| Letters | 8: P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pres·sure |
| In writing | 102 times per million words; the 1,048th 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; 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 pressure?
Pressure appears 102 times per million words in written English, the 1,048th 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 pressure?
- UK /ˈpɹɛʃə/
- UK [ˈpʰɹʷɛʃ.ə]
- /ˈpɹɛʒə/
Pressure has 2 syllables, split pres·sure in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-pressure.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with pressure?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as pressure from its last stressed vowel (/ɛʃə/, British pronunciation):
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 pressure
- pressures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- pressuring participle, present
- pressured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pressure mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pressing; a force applied to a surface.
Apply pressure to the wound to stop the bleeding.
- 2
The amount of force that is applied over a given area divided by the size of this area; force per unit area.
- 3
An amount of pressure.
- 4
A contrasting force or impulse of any kind.
the pressure of poverty; the pressure of taxes; the pressure of motives on the mind; the pressure of civilization.
- 5
Distress.
She has felt pressure lately because her boss expects her to get the job done by the first.
- 6
Urgency.
the pressure of business
- 7
IndiaEllipsis of blood pressure.
- 8
obsoleteImpression; stamp; character impressed.
verb
- 1
To encourage or heavily exert force or influence.
Do not let anyone pressure you into buying something you do not want.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate pressure?
Wiktionary records 2 abbreviations of pressure: PVT, presh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Pressure in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | pression |
| German | Druck , unter Druck setzen |
| Portuguese | pressão |
| Spanish | presión , presionar , presura |
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 pressure come from?
Derived from Latin pressūra.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).