presteza
Spanish, noun/pɾesˈteθa/
presteza is spelled P-R-E-S-T-E-Z-A (8 letters) and appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish, the 81,768th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Presteza is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “alacrity; promptness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Prontitud, diligencia y brevedad en hacer o decir una cosa”.
What does presteza mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininealacrity; promptness
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prontitud, diligencia y brevedad en hacer o decir una cosa.
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 presteza
- prestezas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce presteza?
- /pɾesˈteθa/
- [pɾesˈt̪e.θa]
- /pɾesˈtesa/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to presteza
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is presteza in Spanish?
presteza appears about once in every 5 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).