pressure

/ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)/

//ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)// noun

The verdict

“pressure” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #64,109 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,109
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Presión.

Corpus desk

Index ES-pressure · pressure · Spanish

pressure · rank #64,109 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,109
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH prefijos

Nearest frequency peer: prefijos (-2 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 “pressure”

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pressure
PropertyValue
Headwordpressure
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)/
Letters8
Frequency rank#64,109
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “pressure” en español

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

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “prefijos” (#64,107), “profit” (#64,111), “precolombino” (#64,106). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “pressure” va en #64,109. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pressure is uncommon Spanish at frequency #64,109 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Presión.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pressure, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct Spanish form is pressure, spelled P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Presión.

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 "pressure"?
"pressure" is spelled P-R-E-S-S-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)/.
What does "pressure" mean?
As a noun, "pressure" means: Presión.
How do you pronounce "pressure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pressure" is /ˈpɹɛʃ.ə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pressure" come from?
"pressure" 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 "pressure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list