presto

[ˈpɾest̪o]

/[ˈpɾest̪o]/ adj

The verdict

“presto” has 9 generated spelling variants in the Spanish index at frequency #14,208. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,208
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pronto, diligente, ligero en la ejecución de una cosa.

Corpus desk

Index ES-presto · presto · Spanish

presto · rank #14,208 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,208
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH profundidades

Nearest frequency peer: profundidades (+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.

Pares de rango junto al imán ortográfico “presto”

Misma franja de rareza: útil si un typo cae en un lema vecino

corpus weight

What this shows “presto” está entre estos pares FrequencyWords; la profundidad de typo se mide aparte en el gráfico de distancia de edición.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

presto vs preto
83% similar
presto vs puesto
83% similar
presto vs pronto
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for presto
PropertyValue
Headwordpresto
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA[ˈpɾest̪o]
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,208
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frecuencia del imán ortográfico “presto”

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.prestocae aquí:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). En la misma franja de rareza aparecen “profundidades” (#14,209), “prestando” (#14,206), “proteja” (#14,210). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “presto” va en #14,208. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around presto (IPA [ˈpɾest̪o]), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #14,208 among 6,028 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for presto, with forms such as "persto", "ppresto", and "presot". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "preto", "puesto", "pronto", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct Spanish form is presto, spelled P-R-E-S-T-O.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pronto, diligente, ligero en la ejecución de una cosa.
  2. 2
    Preparado para realizar algo, o para utilizarse algo.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how presto appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. había muchas sogas y otras cosas que de esparto se hacen, y parte de ellas dieron a mi amo en la cabeza; el cual, alzando la mano, toco en ellas, y viendo lo que era díjome: —Anda presto, muchacho; salgamos de entre tan mal manjar, que ahoga sin comerlo.

Synonyms

Antonyms

tardón

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • persto
  • ppresto
  • presot
  • pressto
  • prestto
  • pretso
  • prresto
  • prseto
  • rpesto

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of presto - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

persto2ppresto1presot2pressto1prestto1pretso2prresto1prseto2
Edit distance from "presto"

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 "presto"?
"presto" is spelled P-R-E-S-T-O. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpɾest̪o].
What does "presto" mean?
As an adjective, "presto" means: Pronto, diligente, ligero en la ejecución de una cosa.
What words are commonly confused with "presto"?
"presto" is commonly confused with "preto", "puesto", "pronto". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "presto"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "presto" is [ˈpɾest̪o]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "presto" come from?
"presto" is a Spanish word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list