prescribió

[pɾeskɾiˈβ̞jo]

/[pɾeskɾiˈβ̞jo]/ verb

The verdict

“prescribió” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #72,218 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,218
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 pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prescribir.

Corpus desk

Index ES-prescribio · prescribió · Spanish

prescribió · rank #72,218 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,218
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prejuicioso

Nearest frequency peer: prejuicioso (-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 “prescribió”

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 “prescribió” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for prescribió
PropertyValue
Headwordprescribió
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[pɾeskɾiˈβ̞jo]
Letters10
Frequency rank#72,218
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “prescribió” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).prescribiócae en esta cola de rareza:

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

El eje es logarítmico: cada tick marca unas diez veces menos frecuencia. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prejuicioso” (#72,217), “presionamos” (#72,219), “preguntaremos” (#72,216). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “prescribió” va en #72,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

prescribió is uncommon Spanish at frequency #72,218 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [pɾeskɾiˈβ̞jo]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prescribir.".

prescribió has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is prescribió, spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-B-I-Ó.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prescribir.

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 "prescribió"?
"prescribió" is spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-B-I-Ó. The IPA pronunciation is [pɾeskɾiˈβ̞jo].
What does "prescribió" mean?
As a verb, "prescribió" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito perfecto simple de indicativo de prescribir.
How do you pronounce "prescribió"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "prescribió" is [pɾeskɾiˈβ̞jo]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list