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prisión

"prisión" means "prison" in Spanish. It is number 1087 on the frequency list, in A2 (noun).

Meaning

prison

IPA

/pɾiˈsjon/

Level

A2

Practice this word

Updated October 21, 2026

Example sentences

• Él está en prisión.
  He's in prison.
  Tatoeba: marcelostockle / CK
• Tom murió en prisión.
  Tom died in prison.
  Tatoeba: pchamorro / CK
• Estoy en la prisión.
  I'm at the prison.
  Tatoeba: cueyayotl / CK

Learned together

In the course, "prisión" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.

• reina queen
• tema theme
• porqué a reason
• causa cause
• sargento sergeant
• compañero companion
• banco bank
• zona zone, district, area
• destino destiny, fate

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