Pre-made or premade?
pre-made is an adjective meaning “Alternative form of premade”; premade is an adjective meaning “Made in advance; foremade”. pre-made is written with a hyphen and premade as one word; they are used differently.
What is the difference between pre-made and premade?
| pre-made | premade | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | adjective, verb | adjective, verb |
| Meaning | Alternative form of premade | Made in advance; foremade |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | not recorded |
| In writing | not counted (the list counts single words) | about once in every 5 million words |
Sources: pre-made and premade in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of pre-made and premade
pre-made
- 1
Alternative form of premade
premade
- 1
Made in advance; foremade
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, pre-made or premade?
pre-made is a phrase, which the list of single words does not count; premade about once in every 5 million words.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).