pretil
Spanish, noun/pɾeˈtil/
pretil is spelled P-R-E-T-I-L (6 letters) and appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish, the 103,935th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Pretil is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “parapet (low wall)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Antepecho, escalón de ancho suficiente que hay en algunos puentes y calles al extremo inferior de cada…”.
What does pretil mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineparapet (low wall)
- 2
masculinesynonym of poyo (“bench”)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Antepecho, escalón de ancho suficiente que hay en algunos puentes y calles al extremo inferior de cada antepecho, por donde anda la gente de a pie sin riesgo de que la atropellen las caballerías ni los carruajes.
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 pretil
- pretiles plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce pretil?
- /pɾeˈtil/
- [pɾeˈt̪il]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to pretil
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is pretil in Spanish?
pretil appears about once in every 8 million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).