# presto

> English word · Adverb · IPA /ˈpɹɛstəʊ/ · frequency rank #32,130

## Definitions
1. Very fast or quickly; a directive for the musician(s) to play in a very quick tempo.

## Etymology
From Italian presto (“quickly”).

## Easily confused with
- **proto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-proto)
- **pretty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-pretty)
- **priest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-priest)
- **purest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-purest)
- **pronto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-pronto)
- **priests** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-priests)
- **Preston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presto-vs-preston)
- **pest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pest-vs-presto)
- **pres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pres-vs-presto)
- **peso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peso-vs-presto)
- **press** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/press-vs-presto)
- **pesto** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pesto-vs-presto)
- **preset** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preset-vs-presto)

## Common misspellings (9)
`persto`, `ppresto`, `presot`, `pressto`, `prestto`, `pretso`, `prresto`, `prseto`, `rpesto`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/presto