prescinde

[pɾeˈsĩn̪d̪e]

/[pɾeˈsĩn̪d̪e]/ verb

The verdict

“prescinde” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,558 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,558
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prescindir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prescinde · prescinde · Spanish

prescinde · rank #62,558 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #62,558
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH preocupate

Nearest frequency peer: preocupate (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “prescinde”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “prescinde” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prescinde
PropertyValue
Headwordprescinde
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeˈsĩn̪d̪e]
Letters9
Frequency rank#62,558
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prescinde” en español

Esta escala corre desde el núcleo del español cotidiano (izquierda) hasta el rastro de formas rara vez usadas (derecha).prescindecae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “preocupate” (#62,557), “presentarían” (#62,559), “precisando” (#62,556). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prescinde” va en #62,558. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prescinde is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,558 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾeˈsĩn̪d̪e]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

prescinde doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is prescinde, spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prescindir.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de prescindir.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "prescinde"?
"prescinde" is spelled P-R-E-S-C-I-N-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeˈsĩn̪d̪e].
What does "prescinde" mean?
As a verb, "prescinde" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de prescindir.
How do you pronounce "prescinde"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prescinde" is [pɾeˈsĩn̪d̪e]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "prescinde" come from?
"prescinde" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "prescinde", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list