prisa
[ˈpɾisa]
The verdict
“prisa” is a regularly-used Spanish word, ranked #5,656 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,656
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Prontitud y rapidez con que sucede o se ejecuta una cosa.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | prisa |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpɾisa] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #5,656 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “prisa” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for prisa is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpɾisa]. Corpus data places it at rank #5,656 in overall Spanish word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for prisa, with forms such as "pirsa", "pprisa", and "prias". 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, "proa", "pros", "prosa", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct Spanish form is prisa, spelled P-R-I-S-A.
Definition
- 1Prontitud y rapidez con que sucede o se ejecuta una cosa.
- 2Necesidad o ganas de realizar algo con mucha rapidez.
- 3Rebato, escaramuza o pelea muy encendida y confusa.
- 4Concurso grande al despacho de una cosa.
- 5Entre sastres y otros oficiales, concurrencia de muchas obras.
- 6Aprieto, conflicto, consternación, ahogo.
- 7Muchedumbre, tropel.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: pirsa,pprisa,prias,prissa,prrisa,prsia,rpisa
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of prisa - 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.
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.
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Using “prisa”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-R-I-S-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpɾisa] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “proa” - see the side-by-side comparison. prisa vs proa
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.