preso
Spanish, noun/ˈpɾeso/
preso is spelled P-R-E-S-O (5 letters) and appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish, the 4,231st most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preso is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “prisoner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does preso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
imprisoned
noun
- 1
masculineprisoner
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. Que está encarcelado.
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 preso
- presa feminine
- presos masculine plural
- presas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preso?
- /ˈpɾeso/
- [ˈpɾe.so]
- [ˈpɾeso]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preso in Spanish?
preso appears 19 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).