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prescrito

Spanish, adjective/pɾesˈkɾito/

prescrito is spelled P-R-E-S-C-R-I-T-O (9 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish, the 37,473rd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prescrito is a Spanish adjective meaning “prescribed” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a past participle of prescribir.

What does prescrito mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    prescribed

  2. 2

    unprosecutable (outside the statute of limitations)

verb

  1. 1

    past participle of prescribir

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

verb: 1. Participio irregular de prescribir.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of prescrito

  • prescrita feminine
  • prescritos masculine plural
  • prescritas feminine plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce prescrito?

  • /pɾesˈkɾito/
  • [pɾesˈkɾi.t̪o]
  • [pɾesˈkɾit̪o]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

How common is prescrito in Spanish?

prescrito appears about once in every 1 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).

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