preciso
Portuguese, adjective/pɾeˈsi.zu/
preciso is spelled P-R-E-C-I-S-O (7 letters) and appears 363 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 253rd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Preciso is a Portuguese adjective meaning “precise; accurate (in exact or careful conformity with the truth)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a first-person singular present indicative of precisar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “necessário, importante”.
What does preciso mean in English?
adjective
- 1
precise; accurate (in exact or careful conformity with the truth)
- 2
accurate (which hits the target)
Tiro preciso.
- 3
necessary
Não é preciso.
verb
- 1
first-person singular present indicative of precisar
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. necessário, importante: 2. que tem precisão; exato, rigoroso: 3. que usa de parcimônia e/ou concisão ao falar; lacônico:
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of preciso
- precisa feminine
- precisos masculine plural
- precisas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce preciso?
- Brazil /pɾeˈsi.zu/
- Brazil /pɾiˈsi.zu/
- Portugal /pɾɨˈsi.zu/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to preciso
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is preciso in Portuguese?
preciso appears 363 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).