prisa
Spanish, noun/ˈpɾisa/
prisa is spelled P-R-I-S-A (5 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Spanish, the 5,594th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Prisa is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “hurry, rush, urgency” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Prontitud y rapidez con que sucede o se ejecuta una cosa”.
What does prisa mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininehurry, rush, urgency
Me voy, que tengo prisa.
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Prontitud y rapidez con que sucede o se ejecuta una cosa. 2. Necesidad o ganas de realizar algo con mucha rapidez. 3. Rebato, escaramuza o pelea muy encendida y confusa. 4. Concurso grande al despacho de 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 prisa
- prisas plural
- priesa alternative nonstandard uncommon
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce prisa?
- /ˈpɾisa/
- [ˈpɾi.sa]
- [ˈpɾisa]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to prisa
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is prisa in Spanish?
prisa appears 13 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).