# foreplay

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɔː(ɹ)pleɪ/ · frequency rank #28,553

## Definitions
1. The acts at the beginning of a (usually human) sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.

## Etymology
From fore- + play.

## Common misspellings (12)
`fforeplay`, `foerplay`, `forelpay`, `forepaly`, `foreplayy`, `forepllay`, `foreplya`, `forepplay`, `forpelay`, `forreplay`, `froeplay`, `ofreplay`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/foreplay